George Alfred BELDEN

BELDEN, George Alfred

Service Number: 4379
Enlisted: 15 September 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
Born: Fitzroy, Vitoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 28 March 1918
Cemetery: Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Gezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Gezaincourt, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

15 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4379, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
29 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4379, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4379, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Fremantle
2 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He served under the alias of John James Hemming.  He was wounded in action on three different occasions, the third time he died of his wounds.