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George BELL

ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMedical practitioner
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinFather, L Bell, Alma Station, Booligal, New South Wales
Previous military serviceA A M C Res
Enlistment date25 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameMedical Officers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31488 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1919
Medals

OBE


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Family/military connectionsBrother: 1516 Corporal Alexander Armstrong Thompson BELL, 21st Bn, killed in action, 26 August 1916; Sister: Sister Annie BELL MID, Australian Army Nursing service, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919.
Other detailsMedals: Order of the British Empire, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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