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Military service
Service number:
235153
Age:
18
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
8th Bn.
Birth:
September 1, 1898
Enlistment:
Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Death:
August 16, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
II. J. 24.
Additional information
Son of George Wallace Bellamy and Mary Bellamy, of Mancroft, Saskatchewan.
Digital gallery of Private Alexander Crombie Bellamy
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Letter
Pages 3 and 4 of a four page letter from Pvt AC Bellamy to his Mother and family November 19, 1916. A poignant ending: "I have been talking with a lot of men from the front and they seem to like it fine. Tell dad to keep believing the war will soon be over." -
Telegram
Copies of telegrams received by Private Alexander Crombie Bellamy's family, 1) notifying them he had been wounded; 2) notifying them he had died from his wounds. -
Family photo
Photograph of Alexander Crombie Bellamy and his family, prior to his going overseas with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. Back Row, l-r: William, Alexander Crombie Bellamy, Amey, Viola; Front Row, l-r: mother Mary, George, father George W. -
Letter
Page 1 and 2 of a four page letter sent by Pvt AC (Crombie) Bellamy to his Mother and family November 19 1916 from London prior to going to the Front. -
Attestation Papers
My Great-Great Uncle. My son is visiting the Vimy Memorial with Cadets and was hoping that Alexander was buried there. We have found out he is actually buried 16 min from the Vimy Memorial. We are still going through all family albums in hopes we find more. -
Circumstances of Death
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bell to Bernaquez. Mircoform Sequence 8; Volume Number 31829_B016718; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 152 Page 243 of 670.
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Crombie Bellamy
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Crombie Bellamy
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Crombie Bellamy
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Crombie Bellamy
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Crombie Bellamy
Digital gallery of
Private Alexander Crombie Bellamy
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 199 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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