Branch of Service

Army

Conflict

Iraq (1991-2013)

Place of Enlistment

Sydney NSW

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Canberra ACT

Address (at enlistment)

Caladenia Street, O'Connor ACT

School(s) Attended

Lyneham Primary School, St. Joseph's Primary School (O'Connor)

Occupation

Chaplain

Next of Kin

John and Barbara Belmonte (parents), Caladenia Street, O'Connor ACT

Service Number

8322263

Final Rank

Captain

Final Unit

Headquarters, Joint Task Force 633

Belmonte was born and bred in Canberra and left school at age sixteen to join the Australian Army in 1987. He served in the infantry as a Private until 1995 and afterwards went on to become an officer in the Salvation Army. Belmonte ministered in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and became the national staff officer of the Military Christian Fellowship within the ADF, working with chaplains and supporting the welfare and morale of the troops. He was the only chaplain working in the field with fire fighters during the Canberra bush fires of January 2003 and he was awarded the ACT Emergency Medal for his work.

In 2013 he was seconded to the Australian Army as a Philanthropic Officer, Red Shield Defence Services, ADF. During 2016 he served in the Middle East Region, as part of Operation Accordion, with the Headquarters, Joint Task Force 633 as HQ Philanthropic Officer. Operation Accordion began in July 2014 as support to ADF operations in the Middle East with the International Coalition against Terrorism. HQ Joint Task Force 633 operated from Camp Baird at Al Minhad Air Base in Dubai. After returning from the Middle East, Belmonte was posted to Robertson Barracks in Darwin.

The Canberra Times - 5 February 1971
ACT electoral roll - 1972
Nominations by Jon Belmonte and Leah Belmonte