BELL G.
Given Names: George
Service Number: 6228
Unit: 14th Battalion, 20th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 28 Yrs 10 Mths
Occupation: Packer
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6 In
Weight: 126 Lbs
Chest: 31-35 In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 2/2/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Isabel Bell
72 Malmsbury Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 7/9/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Port Sydney A15
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Port Napier
Embarked: 12/5/1919
Disembarked: 2/7/1919
Unit: 14th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 10/8/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 52810
Victory Medal: 51708
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1886
Place: Durham, England
Father: William BELL
Mother: Mary BLAKEY
MARRIAGE
Year: 1914
Place:
Spouse: Isabel LAYFIELD
DEATH
Date or Year: 30/12/1968
Place: Heidelberg, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 17/10/1917; gassed
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Springvale Walls of Remembrance
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION