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Robert BELL

Regimental number5461
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrical engineer
Address45 Warburton Road, Canterbury, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Thomas Bell, 155 Fountain Road, Kirkdale Liverpool, England
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 1 April 1916 - 21st Battalion, 14th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 21st Battalion, 2 December 1916. Mortally wounded, 15 April 1918.
FateDied of wounds 26 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death26 April 1918
Age at death25
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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