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Josiah BELL

Regimental number1617
Place of birthTrunkey New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMorongla via Cowra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinBrother, Archer Bell, Lyndhurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 27 January 1916 - 45th Bn, 2nd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 45th Bn, 3 October 1916. Mortally wounded, 20 May 1918.
FateDied of wounds 20 May 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Date of death20 May 1918
Age at death28
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 13), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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