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William Edward BELL

Regimental number5656
Place of birthCalcutta, India
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
SchoolMorgan Academy, Dundee, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia30
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation bookkeeper
AddressGirilambone, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs. J. Bell, 3 South Tay Street, Dundee, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed in City Rifles, Dundee Volunteers; and in Chittagong Light Horse, India
Enlistment date21 January 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 September 1917
Place of death or woundingGlencoe Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death22 September 1917
Age at death35.6
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialThe Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 19), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Julia Emmeline BELL, 3 South Tay Street, Dundee, Scotland. Born at Calcutta, India
Family/military connectionsBrother: 42 Sergeant Claude Wingfield BELL MM, 40th Bn.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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