BELLINGER, Burt
| Service Number: | 231 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 11, Row A, Grave9, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 231, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 231, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 18 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 231, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 231 awm_unit: 6 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-18 |
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"Trooper P.J. Burt Bellinger was born in Murrurundi NSW. He was a 19 year old Labourer at time of enlistment. His next of kin was recorded as father, Michael Bellinger. He enlisted on 19th December 1914 at Liverpool NSW and embarked on the H.M.A.T. Suevic on the 21st December 1914. Trooper Bellinger died of wounds received in action at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli on the 18th June 1915. he was buried at Hillside cemetery, Anzac Cove by the Rev. J. Green. Reports state that Trooper Bellinger was getting ready for a bombing raid on Le Sars in the support lines when a shell exploded in the centre of a group of soldiers, killing Bellinger instantly with a wound to the chest. He was well known & liked by all his comrades." - SOURCE (honouringanzacs.net.au)
Stepson of Mr. C. J. Harrison, of No. 1 Police Station, Sydney, New South Wales.
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