William Belworthy BLUE

BLUE, William Belworthy

Service Number: 15
Enlisted: 19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Strathalbyn, South Australia, 7 August 1879
Home Town: Noarlunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Wool Traveller (salesman)
Died: Died of Illness (meningitis), Alexandria, Egypt, 13 October 1915, aged 36 years
Cemetery: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Roseworthy Agricultural College Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15, Morphettville, South Australia
22 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 15, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
22 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 15, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide
12 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 15, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli,

--- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 15 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-10-13

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Biography

Son of William Archibald BLUE and Catherine Gollan nee GORDON

15 Corporal (Cpl) William Belworthy Blue, 3rd Light Horse Regiment was a 34 year old wool traveller from Strathalbyn, South Australia when he enlisted on 19 August 1914.  He was one of the first to do so as attested by his Regimental number - 15.

After embarking for overseas from Adelaide on 22 October 1914 aboard HMAT Port Lincoln, he underwent further training in Egypt.

The 3rd Light Horse Regiment deployed to Gallipoli without its horses and landed there on 12 May 1915. They played a defensive role throughout the campaign, however, Cpl Blue was medically evacuated from Gallipoli and died of meningitis in Alexandria, Egypt on 13 October 1915. He is buried in the Chatby War Memorial Cemetery in Alexandria.

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