Walter John ELLIOTT
Year of Birth: 1918
Place of Birth: Subiaco, Western Australia
Date of Enlistment: 9 April 1942, Perth, Western Australia
Australian Defence Force: Royal Australian Air Force
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Unit(s): No. 25 Operational Base Unit
Service Number: 800781
Died: 3 Jan 1944
Age: 25 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row B – Grave 17
Walter was born 7 July 1918 to William Alfred Knight and Lottie (Williams) Elliott, he was one of three children.
Walter married Vera May Morrissey in 1940 and had two daughters.
In the 1943 electoral roll he and his wife were listed at Gold Street, South Fremantle and his occupation was a railway employee.
Walter died from severe burns received on an R.A.A.F. refueling barge.
Aircraftman Walter John Elliott’s name is on the Roll of Honour at Freemantle and also located at panel 113 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: A9301, (ELLIOTT Walter John) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Australian Voters’ Rolls 1903-1980, Ancestry.com
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