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BELL, Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX61155 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia , 5 July 1922 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer's Assistant |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 7 August 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 19. Row B. Grave 7. Inscription: " LOVED FOSTER SON OF MRS E ROWE OF THORNBURY. VICTORIA...SADLY MISSED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX61155 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX61155 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died of illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| 7 Aug 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon |
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