BELL, Richard Turner
| Service Number: | 2271 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, 31 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Ulverstone State School |
| Occupation: | Postal assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Postmaster General's Department Glorious Dead Honour Roll, Hobart Postmaster-General's Department WW1 Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Ulverstone Primary School War Memorial, Ulverstone Shrine of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2271, 15th Infantry Battalion, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2271, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2271, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2271, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2271, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
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"Mr. James Bell of Castra road, Ulverstone has received official advice that his son Private R. T. Bell, was killed in action at Gallipoli on August 7. Private Bell, or 'Dick,' as he was familiarly known in Zeehan, was only 20 years of age, and at the time of enlisting (May 13 last) was attached to the postal staff at Zeehan. He was of a happy go lucky disposition well liked by his fellow employees and a favourite with the public. During the four years he had been associated with the office his superior officers had no fault to find with his work and he was looked upon as the makings of a capable officer as he rose in the Departments service. In sporting circles he was always welcome and no fixture would be deemed complete by the club unless he was included and so it was on the eve of his departure Mr. E. A. Plong, postmaster, on behalf of the staff presented him with a military watch and cane and at a public entertainment he was the recipient of a gold ring. In returning thanks 'Dick’ assured his hearers that he would do his best to keep the dear old flag flying and would not disgrace Zeehan. In making good his word he lost his life. His memory will be kept green for many years and sincere sympathy is extended his proud, though bereaved father, his mother having pre-deceased him a few months before he enlisted." - from the Zeehan and Dundas Herald 15 Oct 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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