Regimental number | 1161 |
Place of birth | Maffra, Victoria |
School | Alfred Crescent State School, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 36 Church Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | William James Bell, 36 Church Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1357 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Developed fever on Gallipoli at the age of 18. Wounded twice, gassed, and finally killed in action in France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William James and Evelyn Florence BELL, Larch Street, Caulfield, Victoria. Native of Maffra, Victoria |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |