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BELL, Joseph Kenneth
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX34637 |
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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" Column 115, Singapore Memorial, Singapore. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, VX34637 | |
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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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