BELLERT, Morris Ambrose
| Service Number: | 404001 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 82 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 14 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Aviation Pilot |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Dutch New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies, 18 October 1944, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery No known grave for 55 years, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, SN 404001 | |
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| 26 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 26 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, SN 404001, No. 82 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 18 Oct 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, SN 404001, No. 82 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45 |
Missing in Air Operations
Flying-Offlcer Morris A. Bellert, husband of Mrs. Bellert (nee Rale Lawson, Casino), and son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bellert, Blrkdale, Brisbane, missing in air operations in
South-west Pacific. Before the war he was a civil aviation pilot.
The Courier Mail Monday 26 February 1945 page 5
Submitted 18 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Morris Ambrose BELLERT was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 4th November, 1916
His parents were Richard Albert Julius BELLERT & Mary Jane CRONAU who married in Queensland on 30th May, 1910
He married Nea Raie LAWSON in NSW in 1941 (registered in Casino) - one son Allan
Morris had no known grave when he died and his remains were finally buried in Lae Cemetery 55 years after his death
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flying Officer Bellert 404001 of 82SQN RAAF was killed when Kittyhawk A29-641 crashed at Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea
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