Walter BELL

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Service Number:	1639
Enlisted:	15 February 1916, Burra, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mount Bryan, South Australia, 10 January 1895
Home Town:	Mount Bryan, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 September 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Mount Bryan Roll of Honor WW1, The South Australian National War Memorial

15 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1639, Burra, South Australia
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1639, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
11 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1639, 50th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1639 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-11

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