Regimental number | 4733 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | McLaren Vale State School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs B Bell, McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Mongolia on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 150 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis John Patterson and Elizabeth Hannah BELL. Native of McLaren Vale, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3365 John Samuel BELL, 50th Battalion, killed in action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |