George Stephenson Elliott (1 June 1885 – 25 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Thomas Elliott (1831–1911),Deaths: Elliott, The Ballarat Star, (Wednesday, 5 July 1911), p.2. and his wife Helen Elliott (1849–1933), née Janvrin,Elliott, Helen (1849–1933), Obituaries Australia. and the brother of AIF General Harold "Pompey" Elliott (1878–1931), and cousin of Admiral Sir Francis Tottenham,Elliott, George Stephenson (1885–1917), Obituaries Australia. George Stephenson Elliott was born at Charlton, Victoria, on 1 June 1885. He married Alice Evelyn "Lyn" Walker on 30 October 1915;Elliott—Walker, The Argus, (Saturday, 4 December 1915), p.13. and they had a daughter, Jacquelyn Edmee (1916–1963), who later married John Edwin Fellows (1919–1995).Births: Elliott, The Argus, (Saturday, 30 December 1916), p.1.Weddings: At Christ Church, The Argus, (Monday, 2 November 1942), p.6; Service Weddings, The Australasian, (Saturday, 7 November 1942), p.21.
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.Students and War: Graduates to the Front, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 September 1915), p.8.
Football A defender, Elliott played one game for Fitzroy in 1905 before becoming a member of the inaugural University side when they joined the league in 1908. He captained the club in 1911 and 1912.The University Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 4 May 1912), p.29.
Military service Elliott was killed in World War I at the Menin Road Ridge, having previously been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry.Died on Service: Elliott, The Argus, (Saturday, 13 October 1917), p.13.
See also List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service
Footnotes
References
First World War Service Record Captain George Stephenson Elliott, National Archives of Australia. Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Captain George Stephenson Elliott MC The grave of Captain George Stephenson Elliott, Australian Army Medical Corps, Collection of the Australian War Memorial.
External links
George Elliott: Boyles Football Photos.