Regimental number | 6382 |
Place of birth | Kerang, Victoria |
School | State School, Alfred Crescent, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor bodybuilder |
Address | 19 Freeman Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Bell, 19 Freeman Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | 55th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 15 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VI, Row N, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth BELL, 492 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria. Native of Kerding, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |