HALLEY, Belton Andrew
| Service Number: | 60 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1899 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Redfern, Sydney, NSW, 12 April 1881 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Elands Kop, South Africa, Elandskop, Free State, South Africa, 1 October 1900, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 60, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 60, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
| 4 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 60, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles, Ship Aberdeen | |
| 1 Oct 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 60, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles, E Squadron |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Belton HALLEY was born on 12th April, 1881 in Redfern, Sydney, NSW as Belton Andrew ALLEY
His parents were William Andrew ALLEY & Eliza Martha HAYES who married on 6th August, 1879 in the Free Methodist Church in Waterloo, Sydney - they had 5 children, Belton, Arthur, Ada, Annie & Agnes (May)
He enlisted to serve in the Boer War and embarked on the steam ship 'Aberdeen' on 4th November, 1899 with the 1st Contingent of the 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles, en route to South Africa - this was later called the E Squadron
Belton was Killed in Action at Elands Kop, South Africa on 1st October, 1900 - he is buried in the Heilbron Cemetery
Medals: Queens South Africa Medal with clasps
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Heilbron Central Memorial in South Africa
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Sydney Morning Herald - 1st October 1906 page 6
HALLEY - In ever loving remembrance of our dearly beloved eldest son & brother Belton Andrew Halley, who was killed in action at Elands Kop, South Africa, October 1, 1900
Inserted by his affectionate Mother & Father, Sisters & Brother
"Dearly loved and sorrowfully missed"
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Windsor & Richmond Gazette 13th October 1900 page 14
Killed at the War
Mr. George Hayes of Windsor, received the sad news this week that his nephew, Trooper Belton Halley was killed at Elands Kop on October 1. The death was announced by cable in the daily papers
Trooper Halley , a fine strapping young fellow who was just over 20 years of age, went to South Africa with the first contingent of the Mounted Infantry
He resided with his parents at Erskineville prior to enlisting
He was in two battles and a skirmish and in one engagement had his horse shot dead under him.
Strangely enough, his mate Trooper D. Willis fell in the same battle and at the time they were fighting under Earl Dundonald
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