Bertram Walter Elles

Bertram Walter Elles (3 July 1877 – 1963) was born in Wimbledon, London, the son of Jamieson Elles. On 24 February 1906, Elles married Jean Challoner Lake, daughter of Canon Henry Lake, at , Kensington. Upon his retirement, the Elles lived in Hartfield, Sussex.

Elles was education at Marlborough College and later admitted to King's College on 2 October 1896, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1899. In 1903, he passed his Malay language examination.