Leslie Roy BELL MC

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Service Numbers:	1470, 1407
Enlisted:	3 January 1916
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Overseer Station
Memorials:	Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor

3 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 33rd Infantry Battalion
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1470, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1470, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
21 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1470, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked overseas to Southampton,(England).
25 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 33rd Infantry Battalion, The unit was at Villers-Bretonneux (France).
25 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, The unit was in Ypres Sector (Belgium).
3 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, At the time, the unit was involved in the Battle of Messines in Belgium.
2 Mar 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Unit in Villers-Bretonneux (France).
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1470, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Wounded by gunshot wound to the left thigh in Rouelles (France).
1 Oct 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1407, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked for England ‘HS Yale’.
25 Jan 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1407, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Australia per ‘HMAT A40 Ceramic’, troop ship.
31 Jan 1919:	Honoured Military Cross

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