Charles Henry BELL

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BELL, Charles Henry

Service Number:	118432
Enlisted:	14 September 1942
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	RAAF Station Darwin
Born:	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 27 April 1907
Home Town:	Claremont, Western Australia
Schooling:	Kalgoorlie School of Mines, Western Australia
Occupation:	Mine Surveyor
Died:	Accidental, Livingstone Field, Northern Territory, Australia , 23 November 1943, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT F.D.5.,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Hospital Memorial Rose Garden

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 118432
14 Sep 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, Air and Ground Radio School
14 Sep 1942:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 118432
14 Sep 1942:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, School of Administration (RAAF), To Train as an Admin Officer.
7 Nov 1942:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, Commissioned.
7 May 1943:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer
23 Nov 1943:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 118432, RAAF Station Darwin, Killed in a ground accident.
23 Nov 1943:	Involvement Flying Officer, RAAF Station Darwin, Number 1 Radio Installation & Maintenance Unit (1RIMU)

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Charles and Mabel Bell

Husband of Lily Augusta Bell of Claremont, WA

Flying Officer Charles Henry Bell 118432 & Leading Aircraftman Eric Harvey McCarthy 80427 were killed when Spitfire BS300 veered off the runway during take-off from Livingstone Field, Darwin, NT and collided with their vehicle. Both men were from Number 1 Radio Installation & Maintenance Unit (1RIMU), 44 Radar Wing. The pilot, FLGOFF Gould 404062 of Number 457 Squadron, was uninjured.

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