BELL, Henry
| Service Number: | 6713 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1916, Bowen, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Richmond Hill State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 18 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery I A 20 |
| Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6713, Bowen, Queensland | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6713, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6713, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 18 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6713, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George William BELL and Elizabeth Ann nee HOLDEN, of William St., Bowen, Queensland
THE EMPIRE CALLED HE ANSWERED IN GOD'S OWN HANDS HE RESTS
Biography contributed by Ian Ross
"...6713 Private Henry Bell, 15th Battalion, of Proserpine, Qld... Pte Bell, a labourer prior to enlisting in September 1916, embarked from Brisbane with the 22nd Reinforcements on board HMAT Kyarra (A55) on 17 November 1916. The reinforcements arrived in England in January 1917 and undertook further training at Folkestone. They arrived in France on 4 May 1917 and joined up with the 15th Battalion a few days later. The unit moved into Belgium to take part in the advance towards the Hindenburg Line and Pte Bell was killed in action near Messines, Belgium on 18 August 1917. He was 27 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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