BELL, Andrew
| Service Number: | 118 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Fortitude Valley State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Collar maker/Bandsman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 24 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 118, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 118, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 118, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 118, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'Andy was in the last year of a five year apprenticeship as a collar-maker. He was 5 feet 8½ inches tall and had grey eyes and black hair. Andy Bell was killed in action at Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli on the 8th of May 1915. The history of the Excelsior Band quotes from the minutes of a meeting of the band committee on 29 August 1915. Mr. Davis moved that the tenor horn held by Paling and Company on account of Andy Bell be purchased outright by the Band and suitably inscribed for “their brave young comrade”. He further moved that a cheque equal to the deposit paid by Andy be dispatched to Mrs. Bell “as soon as finances would allow”. Andy is buried in the beach cemetery at the southern point of Anzac Cove.' SOURCE (blogs.slq.qld.gov.au)
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