William Elliott - Jerusalem at the Armistice
Item
Title
William Elliott - Jerusalem at the Armistice
Who?
William Mead Elliott - contributor's grandfather
Item(s)
Photographs, medals, Jerusalem Bible, books written by Colin and his mother with photos in them
Story
Served with the Devon F Royal Engineers and served in Palestine and Jerusalem. He was in Jerusalem when the armistice was signed and the inscription inside the Jerusalem Bible was written at the same too and dedicated to his daughter, Winifred (Colin's mother). Colin was a fire watcher in the second world war and worked for the council for the remainder of his life; helping to rebuild Plymouth in the 1950s.
When?
1914-18
Where?
Palestine, Jerusalem, Plymouth
Contributor
Colin May
Collection Day
South West Roadshow, Plymouth
This item was submitted on June 3, 2019