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BELL, Joseph Kenneth

Service Number:	VX34637
Enlisted:	15 July 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment
Born:	Gateshead, England., 28 June 1918
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Traveller
Died:	Executed after attempting to escape, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 16 September 1942, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, VX34637
15 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX34637
15 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX34637, Recruit Reception Depot, Royal Park.
20 Sep 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier
2 Dec 1940:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment
17 Jan 1941:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Acting L/SGT.
14 Mar 1941:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Rank confirmed.
23 May 1941:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, VX34637, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Embarked from Melbourne on HMT "ZZ" for Singapore. Disembarked on 09 June 1941.
8 Dec 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX34637, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Malaya/Singapore
24 Jan 1942:	Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, MIA confirmed POW.
16 Sep 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX34637, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, POW recaptured and executed.

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Biography

Son of Joseph and Frances Maud Bell, of North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.