Joseph Elliot was born in Point Edward, Ontario, on June 12, 1887, the youngest child of John Elliot (from England, a car repairer, and later a Grand Trunk employee) and Alexandria (nee McKay, from New Brunswick) Elliot, of 147 Johnston Street, Sarnia. His siblings included: Henry J., Alexander, Hattie, John, Daniel, Mary C., and Lettie. Joseph enlisted August 21, 1915 in Sarnia. Single at the time, he recorded his occupation as a brakeman. He became a member of the Army, Canadian Infantry, British Columbia Regiment, 7th Battalion, with the rank of Private. On September 9, 1916, he would lose his life, as a result of wounds received while fighting during the Battle of the Somme, France. Joseph Elliot would officially be listed as, Died of wounds at No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance. In late September, Joseph’s mother would receive word from militia headquarters at Ottawa informing her that her son, Joseph Martin Elliot, had died of wounds at No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance station on September 9. Twenty-nine year old Joseph Elliot is buried in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France, Grave I.L.5.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G