Colin ELLIOTT

ELLIOTT, Colin

Service Number: PA2931
Enlisted: 16 June 1942, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Able Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore)
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 3 October 1924
Home Town: Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (crushed by tractor), Munston, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 4 March 1954, aged 29 years
Cemetery: Kingscote Cemetery (Kangaroo Island), S.A.
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World War 2 Service

16 Jun 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, PA2931, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Port Adelaide, South Australia
16 Jun 1942: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA2931
18 Jun 1942: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, PA2931, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore)
19 Sep 1944: Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA2931, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore)

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Biography contributed by David Wilson

"Soldier Settler Killed On Farm

KINGSCOTE.— Colin Elliott, 29, a soldier settler, of American River, was fatally injured while he was changing the wheels of a tractor on his farm. The chocks slipped and he sustained severe head injuries. He leaves a wife and four children." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 11 Mar 1954 (nla.gov.au)