George Elliott (Australian rules footballer)
Australian rules footballer (1885–1917)
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George Stephenson Elliott MC (1 June 1885 – 25 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Charlton, Victoria
Menin Road Ridge, Passchendaele salient, Belgium
| George Elliott | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Elliott in 1910 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Stephenson Elliott | ||
| Born |
1 June 1885 Charlton, Victoria | ||
| Died |
25 September 1917 (aged 32) Menin Road Ridge, Passchendaele salient, Belgium | ||
| Original team | Ballarat College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905 | Fitzroy | 1 (0) | |
| 1908–1913 | University | 79 (3) | |
| Total | 80 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Thomas Elliott (1831–1911),[2] and his wife Helen Elliott (1849–1933), née Janvrin,[3] and the brother of AIF General Harold "Pompey" Elliott (1878–1931), and cousin of Admiral Sir Francis Tottenham,[4] George Stephenson Elliott was born at Charlton, Victoria, on 1 June 1885. He married Alice Evelyn "Lyn" Walker on 30 October 1915;[5] and they had a daughter, Jacquelyn Edmee (1916–1963), who later married John Edwin Fellows (1919–1995).[6][7]
Education
He was educated at Ballarat College and the University of Melbourne, and took a leading part in sport with both Ormond College and the university. He studied medicine, and graduated M.B.B.S. in September 1915.[8]
Football
Military service
Elliott was killed in World War I at the Menin Road Ridge, having previously been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry.[10][11]
