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BELL, Ronald Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 412884 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Operational Training Units (RAF) |
| Born: | Kensington, NSW, 30 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental, United Kingdom, 27 February 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Chevington Cemetery Sec H Grave 247 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Union Bank of Australia Limited 'In Memoriam' WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flying Officer, 412884 | |
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| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 412884, Operational Training Units (RAF), Sydney, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert Edward John and Edna May BELL, 79 Warners Avenue, Bondi Beach, NSW
I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH
Ronald died in a mid air collison with a Norwegian piolt when the other aircraft overshot P/O Bell. At this time they were flying at about 1000 ft. and because of the wind it was very bumpy. A sudden gust must have caught O/O Bell as Sgt. Myre overshot him, causing his aircraft to go down suddenly and catch the tail section of the other aircraft with his wing. This caused the whole tail section to fall off. They were buried next to each other.