Regimental number | 6436 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Buther |
Address | Mrs M Belcher, Meeniyan, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, A E Belcher, Meeniyan, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 10 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Spoilbank, Belgium |
Age at death | 21.3 |
Place of burial | Vormezeele Enclosures No. 1 and No. 2 (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 17), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Albert Edward and Mary Jane BELCHER, Canadaian, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 3017 Albert BELCHER, 5th Battalion, killed in action, 12 December 1916; Albert Hawkswood, killed in action. |