Sgt
Robert Bellas
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 01/08/1886 |
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Lieu de naissance: Morland, Westmorland, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Chauffeur |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Canada |
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Force armée: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Sergeant |
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Numéro de service: 45507 |
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Incorporation date: 24/08/1914 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Unités: — 1st Motor Machine Gun Brigade (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 30/10/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Abraham Heights, Zonnebeke, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 31 |
Cimetière
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Cement House Cemetery Parcelle: XVI Rangée: A Tombe: 21 |
Distinctions et médailles 3
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1914-15 Star Médaille |
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
Sergeant Robert Bellas served in the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, which took part in the attack on Passchendaele village on the 30th of October 1917.
Sergeant Bellas and two others, namely Private Willson and Private Vincent Carr, were found in one grave on Abraham Heights (28.D.15.b.8.4.), southwest of the village of Passchendale. The surviving ‘Circumstances of death’ records of Private Carr and Sergeant Bellas note that both men were killed by an High Explosive shell on Abraham Heights.
According to the War Diary of the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, three machine gun companies were in the field at around the 30th. ‘A’-Battery from the 28th till the 31st of October, ‘B’-Battery from the 29th till the 31st of October and the ‘Eaton’-Battery from the 30th October till the 1st of November. Although the positions on Abraham Heights (28.D.15.b.7.4.) were abandoned on the 29th to take up new positions just north of Tyne Cot Cemetery (28.D.16.b.6.9.), many runners were sent to the supply stores behind the front to resupply the machine guns on the front line. Although it's uncertain in which Battery the three men served, it's likely that the men were killed by shellfire while hauling equipment between the gun positions and the back areas.
Sergeant Bellas and two others, namely Private Willson and Private Vincent Carr, were found in one grave on Abraham Heights (28.D.15.b.8.4.), southwest of the village of Passchendale. The surviving ‘Circumstances of death’ records of Private Carr and Sergeant Bellas note that both men were killed by an High Explosive shell on Abraham Heights.
According to the War Diary of the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade, three machine gun companies were in the field at around the 30th. ‘A’-Battery from the 28th till the 31st of October, ‘B’-Battery from the 29th till the 31st of October and the ‘Eaton’-Battery from the 30th October till the 1st of November. Although the positions on Abraham Heights (28.D.15.b.7.4.) were abandoned on the 29th to take up new positions just north of Tyne Cot Cemetery (28.D.16.b.6.9.), many runners were sent to the supply stores behind the front to resupply the machine guns on the front line. Although it's uncertain in which Battery the three men served, it's likely that the men were killed by shellfire while hauling equipment between the gun positions and the back areas.
Sources 5
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Ancestry http://www.ancestry.co.uk Sources utilisées |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4032454/bellas,-robert/ Sources utilisées |
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Library and Archives Canada http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx Sources utilisées |
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Service Record http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/list.aspx?SurnameSearch=Bellas&GivenNameSearch=Robert& Sources utilisées |
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The Long Long Trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/ Sources utilisées |