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BELL, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 118432 |
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| 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: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Livingstone Field, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Germany, 23 November 1943, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory F.D.5., Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Berlin, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Hospital Memorial Rose Garden |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 118432 | |
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| 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 | |
| 23 Nov 1943: | Involvement Flying Officer, RAAF Station Darwin, Number 1 Radio Installation & Maintenance Unit (1RIMU) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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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