William Charles BELSON

BELSON, William Charles

Service Number: 218
Enlisted: 25 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , 1892
Home Town: Malanda, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling: Lismore Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Architect
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli,Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 31
Memorials: Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Malanda Eacham Memorial Gates
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World War 1 Service

25 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 218, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 218, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 218, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 218, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed in Action

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

The three enlisted sons of Charles and Mary Belson of Malanda, Queensland:-

6460 Pte. Joseph Belson (/explore/people/341928) - returned to Australia;

7044 Pte. Albert Francis Belson (/explore/people/325415) - returned to Australia;

218 Pte. William Charles Belson - Killed in Action at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915 (no known grave).

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