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Joshua BELL

Regimental number16950
Place of birthWingham, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Wingham, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngineer
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, David Bell, 'Perth,' Cecil Street, Ashfield, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameJanuary 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Field Company Engineers
FateKilled in Action 22 March 1918
Place of death or woundingBailleul, France
Date of death22 March 1918
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialPont D'Achelles Military Cemetery, (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 11), Nieppe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of David and Annie Bell, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales

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