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BELL, Clarence Cyril
| Service Number: | 2373 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, Burra, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mount Bryan, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Mount Bryan Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2373, Burra, South Australia | |
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| 21 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2373, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2373, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2373, 27th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (right thigh) | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2373, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Clarance Cyril Bell was born in Mount Bryan, South Australia. His next of kin was his father Robert Bell. His occupation before enlisting was a farmer.
He decided to enlist in the AIF (Australian Imperial Force) on the 15th of February 1916, he was 24 years and 6 months old at the time. He was appointed to the 2nd Battalion of the AIF on the 20th of March 1916, his service number assigned to him was 2373.
He embarked on the 19th of September 1916 and disembarked on the 14th of November on the same year at Plymouth. He was transferred to the 27th Battalion 17th December 1916.
He received a severe gunshot wound in his right thigh at Amiens and was sent to King Heath’s hospital admitted 18th August 1918 for treatment.
Bell returned to Australia and disembarked 15th August 1918, he was discharged on the 29th of September 1919.
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