Herbert Henry WELBELOVED

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WELBELOVED, Herbert Henry

Service Number:	2177
Enlisted:	26 July 1915, Brisbane
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hackney, London, England, 1891
Home Town:	Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	London Boarding School & London County Council Technical School
Occupation:	Drapery Checker
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Windsor War Memorial

World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2177, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane
20 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2177, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
20 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2177, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Brisbane
29 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2177, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Herbert Henry WELBELOVED was born in Hackney, London in 1891

His parents were Cameron Thomas WELBELOVED & Ellen Jane PIERCY who married in Hackney in 1887

Herbert arrived in Australia on 24th June, 1911 on the ship Kaipara via Brisbane and the rest of his family including parents arrived the following year on 30th September, 1912 on the ship Norseman via Brisbane

He enlisted in Brisbane on 26th July, 1915 and embarked on the HMAT Armadale on 20th September, 1915 with the 26th Infantry Battalion, 4th reinforcements

He was Killed in Action on 29th July, 1916 at Pozieres - no known grave

His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Villers Bretonneux Memorial

Medals" 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal

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