BELL, Thomas William Leslie
| Service Number: | 1702 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, 13th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Blakney Creek via Dalton New South Wales, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Dalton, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Yass,New South Wales, Australia, 13 September 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Greendale Cemetery, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1702, 7th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcements | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 1702, 7th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcements :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , During the "doubling of the AIF " in Egypt and the raising of Artillery units for service on the Western Front | |
| 3 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1702, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Returned to Australia 19 May 1919 | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1702, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens, Wounded in action Battle of Amiens per svc record | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1702, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens, Wounded 8 August Admitted LofC Hospital Rejoined Unit 20 Sep 1918 | |
| 20 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1702, 10 Field Regiment AMF, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1702, 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Larkins
Tom Bell was the son of John and Janet Bell of Blakney Creek, near Dalton in the Gunning District of the Upper Lachlan Shire of NSW. He had a younger sister named Emily.
Biography contributed by Barbara Bool
Thomas Bell, known as Tom, was born in 1883, the 5th child of John and Janet (Bush) Bell of Blakney Creek. It is said that Tom tossed a coin as to whether he would get married or go to war. He subsequently enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces.
There were eight children born into the family as follows: Janet b 1870, John Arthur b 1873, Clara Jane b 1876, Amelia Eleanor b 1879, Thomas William Leslie b 1883, Edith Emily b 1886, Elsie b 1888, James b 1891. John Bell (father) was of aboriginal descent, thought to have descended from the "Pajong" or Fish River tribe. Reference 1. "The Pajong and Wallabalooa - A History of Aboriginal Farming Families at Blakney and Pudman Creeks" by Ann Jackson-Nakano 2. "The History of Greendale Cemetry Residents" Current to July 2012
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