NAME Arthur Bertram Belling
BORN Coolamon abt. 1892
DIED  c1974
MILITARY SERIAL NO. 1512A
UNIT 3rd Battalion
ENLISTED Sydney, 28 August 1914
DISCHARGED Sydney, 13 October 1916

Arthur Belling had a Soldier Settlement Block on Mates Estate, Tarcutta.[1]  He obtained his Qualification Certificate in 1916. When applying for land, an ex-serviceman was required to complete a Qualification Certificate which was a declaration of his or her status as an ex-service person and eligibility for land. This Certificate was then presented to the Returned Soldiers’ Classification Committee and forwarded with the application to the Local Land Board for processing.

Footnotes

[1] Information about Arthur was contributed by his son, Hugh Belling.

 Sources used to compile this entry

State Records NSW:  Department of Lands, NRS 8056, Returned Soldier Settlement miscellaneous files, 1916-39
the Qualification Certificates for Arthur Bertram Belling was located in [19/7034,  1916/00347]

National Archives of Australia: B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers (Arthur Bertram Belling) online: http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=3071560