William George BELL

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Service Number:	3478
Enlisted:	21 September 1915, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	England, 1874
Home Town:	Holbrook, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Adelaide Public School, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot I. Row D. Grave 2. Inscription: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

21 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3478, Depot Battalion (AIF), Cootamundra, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 5th Training Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3478 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3478, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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