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BELL, James Otto
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 94 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sheffield, England, UK, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wallington, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Western Road Council School, Sheffield, England |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 36th Casualty Clearing Station, Heilly, France, 5 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 2, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallington Roll of Honor Book |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 94, 21st Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 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 | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 94, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Embarked for Gallipoli | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 94, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW to chest. Rejoined unit 24 August 1916. | |
| 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 | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 94, 21st Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW to buttock sustained near Flers. Evacuated to 36th CCS at Heilly but died of wounds there later the same day. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
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.