Frederick BELL

BELL, Frederick

    Service Number: 878
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at St Kilda, Victoria
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Born: Tanjil South, Moe, Victoria, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: Tanjil South, Baw Baw, Victoria
    Schooling: Moe State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
    Cemetery: Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove
    Plot 11, Row H, Grave 14 Headstone inscription reads: Until the day break and the shadows flee away, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moe War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 878, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at St Kilda, Victoria
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Gunner, 878, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Gunner, 878, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
    9 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 878, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the arm
    6 Aug 1915: Involvement Gunner, 878, 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 878 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1915-08-06

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George Bella and Isabel Bell nee Davidson of Moe Victoria.

    Brother of Arthur Bell who returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 having served with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment; Alexander Alfred Bell who returned to Australia on 16 July 1917 having served with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade; George John Bell CMG who returned to Australia on 15 May 1919  having served with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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