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BELL, Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3017 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Bena, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bena, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Morlancourt, France, 11 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korumburra Bena Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3017, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3017, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3017, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, In England | |
| 11 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 3017, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3017 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Elizabeth Bell of Bena, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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