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Charles Albert Clarence BELLINGER

Regimental number2685
Place of birthOrmley, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWoolclasser
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 10"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinFather, Richard Bellinger, Post Office Bourke, Bourke, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Cadetas, and in 91st and 43rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIDF enlistment.
Enlistment date1 September 1914
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Machine Gun Company
FateReturned to Australia 27 May 1919
Discharge date13 September 1919
Other details

It is not clear whether he actually embarked on 25 September 1914. Archives file states he enlisted on 4 April 1916, and served on the Western Front.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BELLINGER Charles Albert Clarence

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