John BELL MM

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Service Number:	2581
Enlisted:	30 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenbuck, East Ayrshire, Scotland, March 1888
Home Town:	Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Groom
Died:	Belmont, New South Wales, Australia, 3 September 1936, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Belmont Cemetery, NSW
Memorials:

30 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2581, 19th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2581, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2581, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2581, 4th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW right thigh
4 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, 'At DEMICOURT, on 15th April 1917, Pte. BELL showed great courage and devotion to duty. On several occasions during the attack he carried important messages to Headquarters across the open though exposed to heavy rifle and machine gun fire.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
27 Nov 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2581, 4th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD wounding

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