| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Pennant Hills |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR05796.002 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Card |
| Maker |
Various |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Bellamy, Edward Alan (Corporal, b.1890 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to the First World War service of 3584 Corporal Edward Alan Bellamy, 14 Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, Australia, 1918.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one memorial card for Corporal Edward Alan Bellamy, commissioned by his parents, Daniel Thomas Bellamy and Ellen Bellamy, in January 1918.
History / Summary
Edward Alan Bellamy enlisted to the Australian Imperial Force on 20 July 915, at the age of 24. He served with 14 Field Artillery Brigade in Egypt, France and Belgium. In October 1917, Bellamy was quickly promoted from private to bombardier to temporary corporal, as his superiors were promoted or wounded. Corporal Bellamy was killed in action on 3 November 1917 in Belgium. He is buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium.