William Samuel BELL

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Service Numbers:	WX1417, 417693
Enlisted:	23 November 1939, Overstated age by 2 years.
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 12 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Albany, Western Australia , 6 November 1919
Home Town:	East Fremantle, East Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Accident, Truscott Airstrip, Western Australia, Australia., 20 May 1945, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT G.D.7.
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

23 Nov 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX1417, Australian Army Service Corps, Overstated age by 2 years.
10 Apr 1940:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX1417, Australian Army Service Corps, Embarked for Middle East.
19 May 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX1417, Australian Army Service Corps, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, R.T.A. From M.E. on USS Mount Veron. Disembarked at Adelaide.
8 Jul 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX1417, Australian Army Service Corps, Required by the RAAF.
9 Jul 1942:	Involvement Flying Officer, 417693, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF)
9 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide
9 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 417693
8 Feb 1945:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 417693, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45
20 May 1945:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, 417693, No. 12 Squadron (RAAF), Killed
Date unknown:	Involvement

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12 Squadron RAAF Liberator A72-160 crashed at Truscott Field, NT killing all crew on board:

Warrant Officer Thomas Nathan Rust 408378 - Son of Thomas Henry Lyne Rust and Mary Ethel Rust of Wynyard, Tasmania

Flight Sergeant John Austin Hollis 445226 - Son of Herbert Richard and Jean Bailey Hollis of Bondi Beach, NSW

Flight Sergeant John Raymond Wilbur Herps 440858 - Son of Raymond Luther Herps and Mabel Annie Herps of Gladesville, NSW

Flight Sergeant Ivan Nelson Luke Easton 439751 - Son of Luke and Martha Elizabeth Easton of Vaucluse, NSW

Sergeant Leonard Duncanson 59752 - Son of James McEwan Duncanson and Bessie Duncanson of Brunswick, Victoria

Warrant Officer Bernard Leslie Cox 412402 - Son of Bernard and Caroline Cox of Seven Hills, NSW

Flight Sergeant Donald Douglas Benson 435604 - Son of Douglas and Maude Kathleen Benson of Mosman, NSW

Flight Sergeant Thomas Walter Allen 440166 - Son of Thomas James Allen and Barbara Ruth Allen of Earlwood, NSW

Flight Sergeant Lester Maxwell Bailey 443477 - Son of Walter Kemble Bailey and Gladys Ann Brassington Bailey of Granville, NSW

Flying Officer William Samuel Bell 417693 - Son of James Kenny Bell and Ethel Elizabeth Bell & Husband of Martha Maude Bell of Bagot Well, SA

Flight Lieutenant Francis Leonard Sismey 402764 - Son of George William and Ethel May Sismey & Husband of Enid Maude Sismey of Concord, NSW