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Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott
Born West Charlton 1878 - Died Melbourne 1931
CB, CMG, DSO, DCM, Croix de Guerre, Order of St Anne, MID, BA, LLB
Soldier, Solicitor, Senator and acclaimed Commander
"General Elliott [was] probably the most outstanding personality in the AIF".
Those who "knew him on his visits to his school as a quiet, kindly man . . . could have no
conception of his extraordinary force and driving power as a commander of a fighting unit".
(Ballarat solicitor Hugh Morrow, a lieutenant on Pompey Elliott's staff,
speaking at Ballarat College Anzac Bay ceremony, 1931) |
More information on Wikipedia.
The pictures are provided by Meryl Naismith. Thank you, Meryl.
The portrait of Australian Brigader-General Harold "Pompey" Elliott is of Australian origin and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G023v14 (Duration of copyright) (Feb 2008) |
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