William Robert BELL

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Service Number:	6472
Enlisted:	5 July 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Irvinebank, Queensland, Australia , 21 January 1894
Home Town:	Irvinebank, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Irvinebank State School, Irvinebank, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Herberton Methodist Circuit and Mission Area, Irvinebank Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

5 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6472, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6472, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6472, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane

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