James Otto BELL

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Service Number:	94
Enlisted:	14 January 1915, An original of A Company
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Wallington, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Western Road Council School, Sheffield, England
Occupation:	Market gardener
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 5 November 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 2, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallington Roll of Honor Book

14 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 94, 21st Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 94, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 94, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
5 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 94, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 94 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-05

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His half-brother, (they shared the same father) 2121 Pte. Ernest Bartrop Bell, 2nd Battalion AIF, was killed in action 30 June 1916, age 23.