| Regimental number | 2560 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | State School, Koorooman, Leongatha, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Leongatha, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 30 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, F Bellingham, Leongatha, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Member, Leongatha Rifle Club (10 years) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Philip spelt Phillip |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Ellen BELLINGHAM, 'Busket Banks', Leongatha, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 32289 Gunner Ernest Adrian BELLINGHAM, 10th Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 22 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to ANZAC Advanced Base, Mudros, 18 November 1915. Joined 7th Bn, Sarpi Camp, 20 November 1915. Disembarekd Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916; joined 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 4 August 1916, reported as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 331003, 3487 Lance Corporal S. CRITTEN, D Company, 59th Bn (patient, Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield, England), 8 November 1916: 'Informant states that on July 19/16 at Fleurbaix, Phil Bellingham was hit by shrapnel and died. I was with him for an hour before he died.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BELLINGHAM Philip John
Red Cross file 331003 |
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