Edward BELLIS

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Service Number:	5557
Enlisted:	22 February 1916, Keswick Barracks, Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hindmarsh, South Australia, 9 March 1898
Home Town:	Murray Bridge, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Schooling:	Tailem Bend Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Broodseinde, West Vlanaarden, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murray Bridge Hospital Memorial Gates, Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1

22 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick Barracks, Keswick, SA
22 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5557, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
22 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5557, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
28 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5557, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Anchises A68
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5557, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5557, 27th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
Date unknown:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Mother Mrs Lucy Belliss of Woods Point SA

Enlisted into the 15th Reinforcements for the 27th Battalion.

Son of James BELLIS and Lucy Ann nee CLARK