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Hector Roy BELLCHAMBERS

Regimental number4927
Place of birthChudleigh, Tasmania
SchoolState School, Chudleigh, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressWesley Vale via Devonport, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.7
Height5' 4"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr G E Bellchambers, Chudleigh, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Deloraine Light Horse.
Enlistment date1 November 1915
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 July 1916
Date of death7 July 1916
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSailly-Sur-La-Lys Canadian Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 36), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Edward and Jane Maria BELLCHAMBERS. Native of Chudleigh, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BELLCHAMBERS Hector Roy

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