Edgar Watson BELL

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BELL, Edgar Watson

Service Numbers:	1158, 9
Enlisted:	17 January 1902
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 2 April 1882
Home Town:	Cottesloe, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Packer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 52, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 1158, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
17 Jan 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1158, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 9, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 2014:	Embarked Private, 9, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of H. Bell of Beach Street, Cottesloe, WA. Brother of Bert Adams Bell who was killed iin action on 28 July 1916 while serving with the 28th Battalion and F.W. Bell VC who served with the Royal Irish Dragoon Guards serving service in both the Boer War and later in France

Husand of Adelaide Winifred Bell of 110 Salisbury Street, Subiaco, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Boer War with the WA Contingent for almost a year

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