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Name Elliott Albert Harcourt
Army number 14418991.
Rank Sapper
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth 8/11/1925 at Farncombe, Surrey. Mother's maiden surname Sole.
Age (At time of death) 18.
Unit Enlisted in the General Staff Corps. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to the Royal Engineers. Posted to 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION 24/10/1944.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action KILLED in ACTION 24/10/1944. Initially interred in WUUSTWEZEL (Gooreind) Churchyard. Re-buried on 12/3/1958 in Adegem Canadiam War Cemetery in Grave reference XII. G. 6. Headstone inscription reads "UNSEEN, HE STANDS BY OUR SIDE AND WHISPERS: DON'T GRIEVE DEATH CANNOT DIVIDE".
Home address Son of Wilfred Cecil (1901 - 1981) and Beatrice May (1899 - 1959) Elliott (nee Sole) of Farncombe, Surrey.
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Some information on this Page has been extracted from the Commemorative Booklet, prepared by Major Langley, covering the period from D-Day to VE Day in addition to that extracted from the War Diaries. There are issues around the possible duplication of names which remain to be clarified.