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Albert Felix BELLINGER

Regimental number420
Place of birthHadspen, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLinda Valley, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, William Bellinger, Hadspen, Tasmania
Enlistment date20 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Bar to Military Medal


For conspicious gallantry and devotion to duty throughout the whole period, rendering valuable services with the guns. (East of Ypres).
Recommendation date: 17 October 1917

Unspecified


Great bravery and coolness as a gunner, greatly assisting in driving off an attack.
Recommendation date: "Unspecified"

FateReturned to Australia 3 December 1918
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917

Bar to Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Through the whole period 3/10/17 to 10/10/17 at BROODSEINDE RIDGE, Sgt. BELLINGER successfully kept his guns continually in action. Besides doing excellent work with the S.O.S. Machine Gun barrage group under extremely heavy shell fire, he was responsible for the successful covering fire given to the troops on our left on morning of 9/10/17. Although badly shaken by shell fire, he worked throughout the whole period with great coolness and set a magnificent example to his men.'

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