BELLESINI, Andrew
| Service Number: | 2563 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1915, 2 years Citizens Milita |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Anzac Provost Corps |
| Born: | Cressy, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway fireman |
| Died: | Kew, Victoria, Australia , 12 April 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia 40*67*N. Currently unmarked. Proposal accepted. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2563, 7th Infantry Battalion, 2 years Citizens Milita | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2563, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2563, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2563, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to shoulder | |
| 8 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps | |
| 21 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps | |
| 16 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2563, Anzac Provost Corps , 3rd MD |
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Huge thanks to Gary Mitchell (Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle for his help! My DVA application for Pte Bellesini (DVA grave and plaque) has been accepted!
Not forgotten. A soldier resting at Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery.
52 years ago on the 15 April 1970, 2563 Lance Corporal Andrew Bellesini was put to rest aged 82 years.
Born in Eaglehawk, Victoria to Antonio 'Andrew' Bellesini, a miner, and Esther Parslow. On the 18 May 1915, the 28 year old Bellesini - a married railway fireman, enlisted. Embarking overseas on the 26 August he saw service with the 7th Battalion. During which he was severely wounded in action at Pozieres. Following campaigning from his mother, who was looking after his three young daughters after his wife was admitted to a mental hospital after having a breakdown in his absence, Bellesini, who was since transferred to the Provost Corps was finally sent home on the 4 December 1918.
Andrew's two younger serving brothers were not as lucky. Both had been killed in action. One, Harry, at Gallipoli and the other, Joseph, later in England from wounds received at Pozieres. At home, another one of his brothers, Reverend Father Louis, died of illness.
Andrew Bellesini outlived his wife and his three daughters. He is commemorated on the Myers Bendigo Roll of Honour with his brother Harry.
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