Albert Francis BELSON

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Service Number:	7044
Enlisted:	15 November 1917, Cairns, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Newcastle, New South Wales, 11 November 1898
Home Town:	Malanda, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 18 July 1935, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
Memorials:

15 Nov 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7044, Cairns, Queensland
2 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 7044, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 7044, 26th Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Sydney
3 Jun 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion
13 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion
21 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7044, Cessation of hostilities

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The three enlisted sons of Charles and Mary Belson (nee Grierson) of Malanda, Queensland:-

7044 Pte. Albert Francis Belson - returned to Australia;

218 Pte. William Charles Belson (/explore/people/175127) - Killed in Action at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915 (no known grave).