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David Archibald BELL

Regimental number3245
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressCorner of Cumberland And Little Myers Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Bell, corner of Cumberland Street, And Little Myers Street, Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 11 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 May 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death3 May 1916
Age at death41
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burial"Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 10), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Caroline BELL. Native of Geelong, Victoria

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