Regimental number | 64320 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Carlisle, England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Coraki, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 29.8 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ada Florence Bell, Coraki, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Lismore, New South Wales |
Unit name | 6th General Service Reinforcements (Queensland) (Egypt) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Malta on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Embarked Sydney, 16 October 1918; admitted to ship's hospital, 16 October 1918 (measles); discharged, 26 October 1918; admitted to ship's hospital, 8 November 1918 (influenza); transshipped Colombo, Ceylon, to HS 'Marama', 10 November 1918; disembarked Suez, 21 November 1918, and admitted to Government Hospital; discharged to duty, 23 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Morvada', 20 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 20 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 13 September 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BELL John Richard |