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BELSON, William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 218 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Malanda, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Lismore Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Architect |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli,Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 31 |
| Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Malanda Eacham Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 218, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 218, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 218, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 218, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed in Action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
The three enlisted sons of Charles and Mary Belson of Malanda, Queensland:-
6460 Pte. Joseph Belson (/explore/people/341928) - returned to Australia;
7044 Pte. Albert Francis Belson (/explore/people/325415) - returned to Australia;
218 Pte. William Charles Belson - Killed in Action at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915 (no known grave).
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