Arthur Vincent BELLAMY MiD

BELLAMY, Arthur Vincent

Service Number: 553
Enlisted: 5 September 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Light Horse Regiment
Born: Wilcannia, NSW, 1881
Home Town: Grenfell, Weddin, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engine Driver
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World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 553, 1st Light Horse Regiment
20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 553, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 553, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

PRIVATE BELLAMY.
Private A. V. Bellamy (wounded) is a son of Mr. A. Bellamy, postmaster at Granville, and enlisted in the 1st Light Horse Regiment At the time of enlisting, he was employed at the Stanthorpe Dredging Company in Queensland and prior to this he had been secretary to the Uralla Dredging Company. For many years he was in the office of the Gibraltar Mining Company at Adelong, where he was Secretary of the jockey club.

Mentioned in Despatches

Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30746 (14 June 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 (7 November 1918). Awarded a second MID: promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31138 (22 January 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

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