Samuel Mercer Bellingham

Name   Samuel Mercer Bellingham

Number    Private 1104

Battalion      38^th 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 2/22^nd Battalion who were killed in New Britain in New Guinea at the Gasmata Massacre in March 1942