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William BELL

Regimental number2312
Place of birthDunedin, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHorse-driver
AddressRocky Point Road, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emma Abergeldie Bell, Rocky Point Road, Arncliffe, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 November 1915
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on 12 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 May 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas J. and Sarah Anne BELL; Wife: Emma BELL
Discharge date3 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death21 June 1940
Age at death59
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Church of England Section, Plot 14, Grave No. 5128), Sydney New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BELL William

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