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BELCHER, Edmund
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2037, N74463 |
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Enlisted: | 28 June 1915, Sydney |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 2 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
Born: | Aramac, Queensland, Australia, 26 September 1889 |
Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Draper and Mercer |
Died: | Natural causes, Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 23 November 1973, aged 84 years |
Cemetery: |
East Maitland Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia RC, B |
Memorials: | Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2037, 19th Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
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9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2037, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2037, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
12 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2037, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
16 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2037, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Buried by gas shell. | |
19 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
1 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
18 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty near Lagnicourt on 15 April 1917 handing his Lewis gun with great skill engaging two enemy machine guns and saving a critical situation. | |
6 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , Broodseinde Ridge, GSW back (severe) | |
4 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, HT Mahia, Devonport for return to Australia - arriving 17 July 1919. | |
19 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
5 Jun 1940: | Enlisted N74463, 2 Garrison Battalion (NSW), Paddington, Lieutenant | |
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13 Nov 1943: | Discharged N74463, 2 Garrison Battalion (NSW), Captain |
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