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Richard Bell

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1/4 portrait of Private Richard Bell, Reg No 38646, E Company, 22nd reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment. Killed in action in France 27 Mar 1918. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1916). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-B2383. No known copyright.

1/4 portrait of Private Richard Bell, Reg No 38646, E Company, 22nd reinforcements, Wellington Infan …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Bell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 38646 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Australia AWMM
  • Date of birth
    3 April 1889 Public - Mendy - Researcher - 28 June 2023 - VicBDM Reg. number: 12494/1889
  • Place of birth
    Footscray, Victoria, Australia Public - Mendy - Researcher - 28 June 2023 - VicBDM Reg. number: 12494/1889
  • Birth notes
    Father: Richard Bell
    Mother: Louisa Bell née Park Public - Mendy - Researcher - 28 June 2023 - VicBDM Reg. number: 12494/1889
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    R. Bell (father), Minnie Street, Eden Terrace, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 38646 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Storeman/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Richard Bell was the son of Richard and Louisa Bell, of Grand Vue Rd., Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 March 1918 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France AWMM III. D. 9. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, 65 Jervois Rd, Ponsonby, Auckland 1011 AWMM
    • Mercury Bay World War One Memorial AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      55: 16 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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28 June 2023MendyMelbourne, Victoria Researcher

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