Born the son of Admiral Sir George Elliot, Elloit joined the 5th Dragoon Guards and served as aide-de-camp to General Sir James Scarlett, Commander of the Heavy Brigade, at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 during the Crimean War.
Born the son of Admiral Sir George Elliot, Elloit was commissioned into the 5th Dragoon Guards on 22 February 1943. He served as aide-de-camp to General Sir James Scarlett, Commander of the Heavy Brigade, at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 during the Crimean War.