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BELL, James North
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX5707 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia , 23 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Taroom, Banana, Queensland |
| Schooling: | The Southport School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua,, 19 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A7 C 21 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll, Southport Old Southportians Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, QX5707 | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 28 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX5707, Toowoomba, Qld. | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Discharged | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, QX5707, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Killed in action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James Edgar North Bell and Doris Geraldine Churchill Bell, of Taroom, Queensland.
HE ANSWERED HIS COUNTRY'S CALL
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