G/2377 Pte Herbert Coast Bellamy, 6th Bn, Buffs (East Kent Regt)

G/2377 Private Herbert Coast Bellamy of the 6th Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment), died of wounds on the 8th November 1915. His real name was Herbert Coast and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission notes this in its additional information section but neglects to state his regiment or battalion. Soldiers Died in The Great War records that he was born in Rochester, Kent and still living there when he enlisted. He joined up in London, his Buffs number dating to September 1914, and was in France by 1st June 1915.

Herbert Coast is buried in Vermelles British Cemetery. The chateau there was used as a dressing station during the Battle of Loos and its possible that Herbert was a casualty from this time. In the absence of a service record, it is difficult to say.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry.co.uk (MIC)
Army Ancestry
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission