Henry Halewood's Story.
Birkenhead News 05 June 1915
Gallant Rock Ferry Sailor.
DIES IN THE DARDANELLES.
As we announced on Saturday the death has occurred from wounds, at the age of 20, of Leading Seaman Henry Halewood Elliott, of the Royal Naval Reserve, Anson Battalion. He was serving in the Dardanelles, and was wounded on May 18th and died of his wounds on May 27th. Deceased who had been in the Navy for five years, was a Birkenhead youth and resided with his parents at 3, Blucher Street, Rock Ferry. He was educated at St. Luke’s Schools, Tranmere. He was serving at the outbreak of war, although previously he had been employed by Messrs. Clover, Clayton and Co., Birkenhead. He saw his first fighting in the defence of Antwerp, where he was badly wounded by an accident, falling on the bayonet of one of his own mates and receiving a very serious wound in the back, from which he nearly bled to death. Seaman Elliott was well-known and respected by everyone with whom he came in contact, and much sympathy will be extended to his parents and relatives. His elder brother, Seaman George P. Elliott, is at present serving on board H.M.S. Argyll, “somewhere in the North Sea.”
This report is reproduced word for word from the newspaper article and states that Henry died of wounds on the 27th May, however, his actual date of death is 11th May as recorded on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database and other military records.