Elliott | Albert Ernest | | Civil Surgeon | Died of enteric at Middelburg, December 1st, 1900. He was the youngest son of T Elliott of Bassett Mount, Southampton, was 31 years of age, and educated at Cheltenham, and St John's College, Cambridge. He got his "blue" for Rugby in 1891, and his International cap for England in 1898. After leaving Cambridge, he pursued his studies at St Thomas's Hospital, taking the diplomas of MRCS and LRCP in 1898, and was for some time Resident Medical Officer at Queen Charlotte's Lying-in-Hospital. At the outbreak of the war, he was one of the first to offer his services, and at the end of 1899 was sent to Natal, where he was attached to No. 4 Field Hospital. He moved with the hospital to Spearman's Farm, and was there during the battles of Spion Kop and Vaal Kranz, then back to Chieveley, and afterwards on to Ladysmith. Sir F Treves wrote concerning him: 'He was an admirable surgeon, and if I saw a figure going round the tents at unusual hours of the night, I knew it was Elliott. The soldiers were much attached to him, and he to them". He was in medical charge of the 21st, 42nd, and 53rd Batteries at the time of his death. On November 13th, he went out for a five days march, although he had been ill and in hospital for the previous fortnight. He insisted however that he was petfectly well, and went with the column, only to get a relapse, from which he died on December 1st. He was mentioned in despatches for his services. Surgeon Elliott, who was unmarried, was buried in Middelburg cemetery, and a cross was erected over his grave. His name is inscribed on the Eleanor Cross War Memorial at Cheltenham College.
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