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Life Summary

Name	Harold Edward Elliott
Born	19 June, 1878 Charlton, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 March, 1931 (aged 52) Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	suicide
Related Entries	[View as tree] Moon, Rupert Theo Vance (subordinate officer)
Education *	Ballarat College (Vic) (student, 1890-1895) Ormond College (University of Melbourne) (student) University of Melbourne (student, 1898-1906)
Occupation or Descriptor *	colonial militia (Australia) (1900-1900) Victoria, Australia army officer (1901-1931) Federal, Australia barrister (1907-1931) Victoria, Australia solicitor (1907-1931) Victoria, Australia ex-service leader (1919-1931) Victoria, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1919-1931) Federal, Australia Member of Upper House (1919-1931) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	Boer War World War I (army officer) Battle of Bullecourt, 1917 (army officer) Battle of Fromelles, 1916 (army officer) Battle of Messines, 1917 (army officer) Battle of Peronne, 1918 (army officer) Battle of Polygon Wood, 1917 (army officer) Battle of the Somme, 1916 (army officer) Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, 1918 (army officer) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (army officer) Landing at Anzac Cove, 1915 (army officer) 4th Victorian (Imperial) Contingent (soldier, 1900-1901) 58th Battalion (commander, 1913-1914) 7th Battalion (commander, 1914-1915) 15th Brigade (commander, 1916-1921) 3rd Division (commander, 1927)
Awards	Croix de Guerre (France) (recipient) Order of St Anne (Russia) (recipient) Distinguished Conduct Medal (recipient, 1901) Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1917) Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1917) Companion of the Order of the Bath (recipient, 1918)
Key Events *	police strike (Vic, 1923) (helped recruit 'special' constables)
Key Organisations *	National Trustees, Executors, and Agency Co Ltd (director, 1919-1931) Law Institute of Victoria (president, 1927-1928)
Workplaces *	H. E. Elliott & Co (senior partner, 1906-1931)

* Dates are approximate