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Military service
Service number:
47811
Age:
22
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
June 25, 1893
Enlistment:
Sudbury, Ontario
Death:
June 3, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 18 - 24 - 26 - 30
Additional information
Son of John Henry Bellerby and Alice Bellerby, of 17, George St., Redcar, Yorks, England.
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
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Cenotaph Cobalt Ontario
Standing Guard, Cenotaph, Major Edward J Holland VC Memorial Park, Cobalt Ontario, Photo by Laura Landers -
Menin Gate Memorial
Dedication Inscription, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Belgium, Photo by Ken Riley -
Menin Gate Memorial
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Belgium, Photo by Ken Riley -
Inscription
WWI Fallen Inscription, Cenotaph, Major Edward J Holland VC Memorial Park, Cobalt Ontario, Photo by Ken Riley -
Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Submitted by Capt (Ret`d) S. W. Gilbert, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
1ST Division, 3rd Brigade shoulder patch worn by 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders of Canada). Submitted by Capt (Ret`d) S. W. Gilbert, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap badge of the 17th Bn, which he originally joined before being sent to the15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by Capt (Ret`d) S. W. Gilbert, 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Inscription
Menin Gate panel where Lance Corporal Franis Bellerby is commemorated. Photo by BGen Young (ret) and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
The memorial on Observatory Ridge was unveiled and dedicated on 22 October 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 3 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Memorial Plaque
The memorial on Observatory Ridge was unveiled and dedicated on 22 October 2011 to commemorate the actions of the 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders of Canada) on 3 June 1916 during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. Photo by BGen (ret) G Young and submitted by Capt (ret) V Goldman of the 15th Bn Memorial Project. -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (front side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Record of Service
Record of Service Card (reverse side). Courtesy 48th Highlanders of Canada Regimental Museum. Submitted by 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Badge
Cap Badge 37th Bn (Northern Ontario). Lance Corporal Bellerby enlisted with the 37th Bn but was sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement.. Submitted by Capt (ret'd) V. Goldman, 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Francis Matthew Bellerby
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 53 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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