Charles William BELL

BELL, Charles William

Service Number: 2191
Enlisted: 22 May 1915, enlisted under alias - "Charles PERCY WILSON"
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Greenwich, London, April 1892
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Gun shot wound to right thigh, received in action - died of wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Etaples, France, 3 July 1916
Cemetery: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension
Plot II, Row V, Grave 9, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

22 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2191, enlisted under alias - "Charles PERCY WILSON"
16 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, under alias - Charles PERCY WILSON onboard HMAT Karoola A63, ex Sydney, NSW
3 Jul 1916: Involvement Lance Corporal, 2191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2191 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-03

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Charles William BELL enlisted under different aliases -
"Charles Percy Wilson"  &  "Charles Percy William"

Born Greenwich, London

Next of kin noted as:  Aunt - Mrs Emily Agnus Bell, 5 Carlton Square, Pomeroy Street, London

Described on enlisting as 23 years 1 month of age; 5' 7.5" tall; 137 lbs;
dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair; Church of England

25/05/1915     enlisted in Liverpool, NSW

16/06/1915     embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A63 Karoola
                      as a Private with 3rd Infantry Battalion

30/07/1915     taken on strength 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC

02/08/1915     sick with Influenza, taken to hospital
                      admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, ANZAC
                      transferred to Fleet Sweeper, ANZAC

10/08/1915     disembarked Alexander, ex Gloucester Castle - with Influenza
                      admitted to 3rd Auxillary Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
21/08/1915     transferred to 3rd Auxillary Convalescent Hospital

09/09/1915     5th Training Battalion, for Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces draft, Zeitoun

17/09/1915     rejoined unit, 3rd Battalion, Lemnos

15/12/1915     to hospital ward from 3rd Battalion Anzac

23/12/1915     disembarked at Alexandria, ex HT Dunluce Castle
                      with gun shot wound to left foot
23/12/1915     admitted to Bombay Presidential Hospital, Alexandria

21/02/1916     discharged to duty, ex 3rd Auxillary Hospital, Cairo

06/03/1916      rejoined unit, Ghezireh and Serapeum

22/03/1916      embarked for overseas onboard HMAT Grampian, ex Alexandria
28/03/1916      disembarked into Marseilles, France

06/06/1916      promoted to Lance Corporal, 3rd Infantry Battalion

28/06/1916      wounded in action - gun shot wound to right thigh, France

03/07/1916     died of wounds received in action at 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
                      France

Buried  in:       Estaires Communal Cemetery, by Reverand P Baker
                      Plot II, Row V, Grave 9

Medals:           1914/15 Star (11937), British War medal (14577), Victory medal (14519)
                      Memorial Plaque and Scroll (301971).

Submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  08/02/2017.  Lest we forget.

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