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Darcy Bell

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Darcy AWMM
  • Surname
    Bell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 3507 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 5 August 1915 AWMM c/o Jack Ryan, Woodstock, New South Wales AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J. Ryan, Woodstock, New South Wales AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3507 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Darcy Bell died on Sat 24 Nov 1917 in The Woy Woy (New South Wales, Australia) Rail Tunnel. See Sydney Morning Herald for Tuesday 27 Nov 1917 pg 7 for a report of the accident. Bell was working as a Military Guard at the Southern end of the tunnel. He was struck by the 2pm passenger train and killed instantly.
    Public - Benalyn - Researcher - 28 May 2017
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28 May 2017BenalynGosford New South Wales AustraliaResearcher

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