Regimental number | 2372 |
Place of birth | Bombala New South Wales |
School | Pipeclay Springs Public School, Bombala, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bombala, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Amos Bellchambers, Bombala, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Suzanne Military Cemetery No. 3 (Plot I, Row R, Grave No. 3), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Bombala Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Amos (d. 20 August 1923, aged 63, bu. Bombala Cemetery) and Charlotte BELLCHAMBERS (d. 4 July 1931, aged 67, bu. Bombala Cemetery) |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1893 Pte Henry Thomas BELLCHAMBERS, 35th Bn, killed in action, 14 March 1917; 3475 Pte Claude Leslie BELLCHAMBERS, 5th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |