Harold Elliott
Australian politician · Australia · Politicians · Lived 1878 to 1931 · aged 52
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Something wrong?Major General Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott was a senior officer in the Australian Army during the First World War. After the war he served as a Senator for Victoria in the Australian parliament.
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The 7th Battalion disembarking in Egypt
Elliott (second from left) and McNicoll (third from left) taking a rest during training in the desert.![Elliott's horse Darkie. The men of the 15th Brigade credited this charger with the ability to notice and point out to Elliott any man who had not shaved or was not dressed properly. The charger was a well trained stock horse and the slightest pressure on his shoulder would cause him to stop.[49]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Elliott%27s_horse_Darkie.jpg/500px-Elliott%27s_horse_Darkie.jpg)
Elliott's horse Darkie. The men of the 15th Brigade credited this charger with the ability to notice and point out to Elliott any man who had not shaved or was not dressed properly. The charger was a well trained stock horse and the slightest pressure on his shoulder would cause him to stop.[49]
Major General Sir Talbot Hobbs, General Officer Commanding the 5th Division, inspecting the 59th and 60th Battalion Bands with Elliott (left)
Elliott standing at the door of a captured German divisional headquarters near Harbonnieres captured in the Battle of Amiens
Portrait of Elliott by William Beckwith McInnes, 1921
Statue of Elliott in BallaratAwards
About this person
Country
Australia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1878 to 1931 · aged 52
Politicians from Australia 6
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