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BELL, Charles Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA1311 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 September 1939, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Alberton, SA, 28 November 1917 |
| Home Town: | Exeter, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lefevre's Peninsula School |
| Occupation: | Employee at Holden's |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Sep 1939: | Involvement Leading Seaman, PA1311, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
| 4 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, PA1311 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Acting Leading Seaman Charles Lawrence Bell, 24, is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. L. Bell, of Light street. Exeter. He was in the R.A.N.R. six years before the war, and was called up immediately hostilities broke out. He has been in the Perth since September. His previous ship was the Manoora. He was educated at Lefevre's Peninsula School. Before joining up he was employed at Holden's.