Belt, Francis Walter (1862 - 1938)

Born Walkerville, S.A., 21 Aug. 1862 [Hyslop gave 30 Apr. 1862]; died Montreux, Switzerland, 21 Aug. 1938

Solicitor, soldier, naval officer. Member of Horn Expedition to Central Australia, 1894, as Collector & Taxidermist, e.g. Chambers Pillar, 23 May; Ayers Rock (= Uluru) & Mt Olga (= Kata Tjuta), June; Mt Gillen, 16 July.

Served in World War 1; later lived in England & France.

Photo: Morton & Mulvaney (1996) pp 2, 55.

Source: George, A.S. (2009) Australian Botanist's Companion, Four Gables Press, WA. [consult for source references]