Allan Walter BELL

Regimental number812
Place of birthBorung, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarrier
AddressBorung, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, John Bell, Borung, Victoria
Enlistment date23 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 26 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
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Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date25 December 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked from Melbourne, 20 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Admitted to hospital, 23 November 1916 (mumps); rejoined unit, 4 February 1917.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, shoulder and forehead); admitted to No. 6 Australian General Hospital, 11 June 1917; transferred to 8th General Hospital, Rouen, 30 July 1917 (bronchitis). Transferred to England, 10 August 1917, and admitted to Bethnal Green Military Hospital, 11 August 1917. Discharged to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 24 August 1917; to No. 2 Command Depot, weymouth, 31 August 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 26 September 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 21 November 1917; discharged, 25 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName recorded on Embarkation Roll as Allen Walter BELL.
Date of death16 August 1944
Age at death57
Place of burialInglewood Cemetery, Victoria