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BELL, Septimus Hepplewhite
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 268 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1915, Lismore |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Coraki, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 8 April 1971, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Lismore | |
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| 31 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Shrapnel wounds right thigh and leg (severe) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HT Borda, England for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 21 November 1917, then in HT Suevic to Brisbane | |
| 4 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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