George Elliott (Australian rules footballer)
George Elliott | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | George Stephenson Elliott | ||
Date of birth | 1 June 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Charlton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 25 September 1917 (aged 32) | ||
Place of death | Menin Road Ridge, Passchendaele salient, Belgium | ||
Original team(s) | Ballarat College | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1905 | Fitzroy | 1 (0) | |
1908–1913 | University | 79 (3) | |
Total | 80 (3) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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), and his wife Helen Elliott (1849-1933), née Janvrin, and the brother of AIF General Harold "Pompey" Elliott (1878-1931), and cousin of Admiral Sir Francis William Loftus Tottenham, George Stephenson Elliott was born at Charlton, Victoria on 1 June 1885. He married Alice Evelyn "Lyn" Walker on 30 October 1915; and they had a daughter, Jacquelyn Edmee (1916-1963), who later married John Edwin Fellows (1919-1995).
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.
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.
Military service
Elliott was killed in World War I at the Menin Road Ridge, having previously been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry.