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George Ascough BELL

Regimental number2348
Place of birthMalton, Yorkshire, England
SchoolPublic School, Yorkshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressParkside, Rothsay, St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Bell, Doncaster, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 14 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No. 13A), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Hannah BELL, husband of Mary BELL, "Hills View", Wodonga, Victoria

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