Thomas Elliott

Rank:	Gunner
Street:
Townland:	Drumeel
Town/Village:	Ballinalee
Civil Parish:	Clonbroney
Catholic Parish:	Clonbroney
Country:
Alternative Address:
Census 1901:	Resident at Drumeel www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Longford/Drummeel/Drummeel/1548618/
Census 1911:	Resident at Drummeel www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Longford/Drummeel/Drummeel/582378/
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Field Artillery, 'D' Battery, 276th Brigade
Regiment Number:	205713
Date of Death:	21-10-1918
Cause:	Killed in action
Memorial:	Esplechin Churchyard, Esplechin, Hainaut, Belgium
Information:	Thomas was born in Drumeel on the 10 January 1901; he was the second-eldest boy in a family of four (another sister, Rebecca, died in childhood). Both of Thomas's parents, died when he was young: his mother in 1904 and his father in 1916. Thomas's elder brother, William George, who was believed to have been a 2nd Lieutanant with the Ulster Volunteers, was executed during the War of Independence on the 22 January 1921, (link to Gen Seán MacEoin's witness statement - PDF page 157). Thomas was killed in action aged 17 years.
Parents Names:	Son of William Elliot and Rebecca (née Montgomery) of Drumeel, Ballinalee*.
Notes:	*Address given as Drummeel, Moatfarrel P.O.
Links:	Link to CWGC entry; link to Civil Record of birth (if the link is broken, add .pdf to the end of the web address);

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