Regimental number | 6713 |
Place of birth | Charters Towers Queensland |
School | Richmond Hill State School, Charters Towers, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Proserpine, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E A Bell, Strand Hotel, Bowen, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 20), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George William and Elizabeth Ann BELL, William Street, Bowen, Queensland. Native of Charters Towers, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |