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

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary