Regimental number | 5656 |
Place of birth | Calcutta, India |
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland |
School | Morgan Academy, Dundee, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 30 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station bookkeeper |
Address | Girilambone, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. J. Bell, 3 South Tay Street, Dundee, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served in City Rifles, Dundee Volunteers; and in Chittagong Light Horse, India |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Glencoe Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 35.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | The 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 connections | Brother: 42 Sergeant Claude Wingfield BELL MM, 40th Bn. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |