8354: William Elliott - Jerusalem at the Armistice

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posted on 2024-01-17, 13:35 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

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.

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Name of contributor(s)

Colin May

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William Mead Elliott - contributor's grandfather

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1914-1918

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Palestine, Jerusalem, Plymouth

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Photographs, medals, Jerusalem Bible, books written by Colin and his mother with photos in them

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South West Roadshow, Plymouth (06/03/19)

8354: William Elliott - Jerusalem at the Armistice

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Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

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Community Collection Day

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