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BELLMAN, Leslie
| Service Number: | 6789 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 3 March 1899 |
| Home Town: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New) |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 6789, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 6789, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 6789, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 6789, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Leslie Bellman was born on the 3rd March 1899 in Adelaide, before moving to Naracoorte, South Australia. Prior to enlistment, he worked as a stockman on a farm. Less than one month after Leslie Bellman turned eighteen, he enlisted to join the Army in Mitcham, South Australia, and was considered fit for active service on March 29, 1917. He was not the only one in his family to enlist, his father was in active service when he enrolled. Bellman was fair skinned, and not a large man, at 5’7” tall and weighing approximately 68kg. On the 31st December, Bellman embarked on HMAT Aeneas from Melbourne - conflicting dates, the Australian War Memorial’s embarkation records state the HMAT Aeneas embarked on the 30th October, 1917. The 31st of December date was taken from Bellman’s handwritten Statement of Service. Bellman served in the 48th Battalion as a Private in Calais, France from the 26th of March, 1918. He was wounded when he was shot in the left shoulder while in action on the 11th of July that year. On the 25th of July, Bellman was invalided, or removed from service because of his injuries. On 14th March, 1919, Leslie Bellman was given a Certificate of Discharge for his injuries. He reported this discharge paper was lost four days after he received it, stating he believed it was “lost or accidentally destroyed”. His mother, Annie Bellman, passed away at some time while Leslie Bellman was on service. He served one year and 112 days abroad.