The AIF Project

Leslie James BELL

Regimental number1921
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressShaw Street, Moama, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinBrother, William Bell, Western Australia
Enlistment date30 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 September 1915
Date of death18 September 1915
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 71), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
28
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Margaret BELL, Moama, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1707 Pte Archibald BELL, 13th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 July 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.