William Frederick Bell

Forenames

William Frederick AWMM

Surname

Bell AWMM

Service number

WWI 25/1209 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

26 Oct 1895 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 18 Nov 1915 AWMM 21 Rankeillor Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs Ellen Bell (mother), 21 Rankeillor Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 05 Feb 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
• Sinai & Palestine AWMM
• 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 25/1209 AWMM

Military service

Senior cadets AWMM

Medals and Awards

Victory Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 18 Nov 1915 AWMM Artist/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 05 Feb 1916-12 Mar 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 42 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Rifleman AWMM 3rd Battalion, D Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 foot 5 inches AWMM
• Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
  129 pounds AWMM
• Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
  Rheumatic fever AWMM

Last rank

Inter War 31 Oct 1919 AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM
New Zealand Division, artist AWMM

Son of James Bell.

Illustrator for the Blast : the magazine of the Third Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. John Long Ltd. ; [On board ship] : [H.M.N.Z.T. No. 42, Ulimaroa] AWMM

Death

25 Nov 1920 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

City of London Cemetery, Manor Park, Essex, England AWMM 244. 91723. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22274537
  Further Reference
• Other military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20544301
  Further Reference
• National Collection of war art : War Art online
  http://warart.archives.govt.nz/
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/4021965/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4021965
  Further Reference
• Find New Zealand Artist
  https://findnzartists.org.nz/artist/1165
  Further Reference
• Wikidata Entity
  http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q64481812
  Further Reference
• Wikidata Entity
  http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q64481812
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  24: 14
• Ell, S. (2008). A New Zealand Christmas: three centuries of Kiwi Christmas celebrations from the Alexander Turnbull Library. Auckland, N.Z.: Godwit.
  p. 110-111 a Christmas card
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 4: Includes portrait
• HMNZT 42. The blast : the magazine of the Third Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. (1917). London: John Long Ltd. ; [On board ship] : [H.M.N.Z.T. No. 42, Ulimaroa]
• HMNZT 42 - The D3 : the unofficial squeal of D Company 3rd Battalion N.Z.R.B. Magazine of troops on board H.M.N.Z.T. No. 42, 'Ulimaroa'.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.