| Name of Deceased | Elliott, John W. |
| Date of Death | 6 December 1917 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 50 |
| Address | 35 Veith Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Engineer, Canadian Government Railway |
| Religion | St. Joseph's - Roman Catholic |
| Found | Body not identified |
| Identified by | Charles Alfred Elliott |
| Buried | Mount Olivet Cemetery, Halifax |
| Family | Wife Helen Elliott, 47; children Charles, 25; Katherine, 24; Harriet, 22; died Grace, 19; Helen, 16; Madeline, 14; died Joseph, 12; Agnes, 8; Vera, 6 died; Irene, 6 |
| Obituary | Morning Chronicle - 10 December 1917 p. 2 |
| Sources | - City Directory 1918 - GANS list - HRC: Article 4 - HRC: Claims 595 HRC: List |
John W. Elliott was registered in the Halifax Explosion Death Registration Book 1917
no. 87 on page 14 below:
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