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BELL, Charles Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX17458 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died Of Wounds, Tobruk, Libya, 15 June 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk Plot 4, Row A, Grave 8 Roll of Honour - Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Armidale High School WW2 In Memoriam Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX17458 | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Paddington, NSW | |
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX17458, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, NX17458, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, D.O.W. |
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2/17 Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of William and Winifred Lucy Bell, of Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.