Laurie George BELL

BELL, Laurie George

    Service Number: 909
    Enlisted: 1 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Richmond, England, 1892
    Home Town: Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 December 1915
    Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
    Plot 11, Row A, Grave 1 Rev. W.M. McKenzie officiated Headstone inscription reads: Death divides but memories cling, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 909, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 909, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 909, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
    7 Jun 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 909, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to the arm
    19 Oct 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, In the field
    1 Dec 1915: Involvement Lance Corporal, 909, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 909 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-12-01

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was 60 Arthur Street, Surry Hills, NSW

    Son of William and Elizabeth Bell of Marrick, Richmond, England. Next of kin given as his sister Annie Bell of Thomas Street, Haworth, Yorkshire, England

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal. Victory Medal

    Served in the Territorials, England for 3 years with the rank of Private

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