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John Richard Bell

Regimental number3315
Place of birthSheffield England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressRedfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Albert Bell, 220 City Road, Sheffield, England
Enlistment date3 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Pioneer Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/13/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Australian Pioneers
Date of death29 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialLa Clytte Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 16), Reninghelst, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert Edward and Lillian BELL, 123 Shire Green Lane, Sheffield, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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