Regimental number | 3239 |
Place of birth | Traralgon, Victoria |
School | State School, Lakes Entrance, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Lakes Entrance, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W Bell, Lakes Entrance, Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozi?res, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 137), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Blakey and Georgina BELL, Lakes Entrance, Gippsland, Victoria. Native of Traralgon, Gippsland |
Family/military connections | Cousin: William Blakey BELL, killed in action, France, 12 October 1917. |