| Regimental number | 6184 |
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Technical High School |
| Other training | Bookkeeping |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Electrical engineer |
| Address | Alexander Street, Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Amelia Elliot, 'Camelot', Alexander Street, Coogee, Sydey, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | 4th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/23/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Company Engineers |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as 20 September 1916. |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 1), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Newton and Ellen Amelia ELLIOT, 'The Pah', 1 Boyle Street, Cremorne, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: Colonel Edwin Long, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 20 January 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 27 February 1916. Taken on strength, 16th Field Company Engineers, Tel el Kebir, 18 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ELLIOT Robert Bruce |
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