Regimental number | 1385 |
Place of birth | Gundagai New South Wales |
School | Gundagai Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Gundagai, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, William James Bell, Kimo Road, Gundagai, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Perth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 14), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William James Allen and Louisa Mabel Grace BELL, Kimo Road, Gundagai, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1023 Pte James Joseph Thomas BELL, 1st Bn, died of wounds, 29 June 1915; 1780 Pte James A. BELL, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919. |
Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |