Samuel Mercer Bellingham
Name Samuel Mercer Bellingham
Number Private 1104
Battalion 38th Battalion
Place of Birth Avenel
Next of Kin His mother, Mrs. Jane Bellingham of Mirboo North
Date and place of enlistment Mirboo North 1/3/1916
Physical details on enlistment Age 26 years, 5’4”, 9 stone 10, blue eyes and light brown hair.
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation dairy farmer
Date and place of death
He was missing in action on 28/2/1917 at Armentieres and reported to have been killed in action on that date at a court of inquiry held on 3/3/1917
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried in Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery Armentieres France
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He was associated with Mardan
Military History
- He attended Mardan State School
- 1/3/16 He enlisted in Mirboo North
- 20/6/16 He embarked Melbourne on ‘HMTS Runic’
- 10/8/16 He disembarked Plymouth
- 20/8/16 He was admitted to hospital with influenza from typhoid
- 3/9/16 He was discharged from hospital
- 22/11/16 He went to France from Southhampton
- 28/2/17 He was missing in action
- 3/3/17 He was reported killed in action.
- His Mother and Father Mr. H Bellingham lived in 706 Inkerman Rd Malvern
- His effects consisted of 3x Kit stores, 2 shirts, pair shorts, testament, House wife, book no 12, a purse, a wallet, letters, cards, photos, housewife, shaving brush, metal ring, metal watch, strap, sticking plaster
- He had a policy with The Mutual and Life and Citizens Assurance Co Ltd
- Samuel was the uncle of Tom and Bill Bellingham of the 2/22nd Battalion who were killed in New Britain in New Guinea at the Gasmata Massacre in March 1942
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