Sidney Bell

Forenames

Sidney AWMM

Surname

Bell AWMM

Service number

6/3989 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Post war occupation

Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs C. Marshall (sister), Barrow House, Radcliff-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England AWMM

War

• South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
• 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

6/3989 AWMM

Military training

Boer War Sidney Bell no 43908 Trooper 39 Battalion

Public - Lynda - Researcher - 1 March 2026 - Personal file

Branch Trade Proficiency

Imperial Yeomanry

Public - Lynda - Researcher - 1 March 2026 - Personal File

Enlistment

Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 04 Mar 1916-08 Apr 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 47 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Private AWMM 10th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Died of heart disease AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM

• He was accorded a military funeral.
  
  South African service not confirmed AWMM
• Birth recorded as follows:
  Births Jun 1872
  
  BELLSidney Bingham7b359
  Bingham spans the boundaries of the counties of Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
  Served in Egypt, 1916, and on the Western Front.
  Public - Geoffrey - Researcher - 11 August 2018 - FreeBMD and CWGC

Death

24 Jan 1918 AWMM
Age  46 AWMM

Place of death

According to The Press report he died at the residence of Mr H. S. Chappell, Killinchy, Selwyn.

Public - Lynda - Researcher - 1 March 2026 - Press report

Cause of death

• Died of Disease AWMM
• Heart Attack
  Public - Lynda - Researcher - 1 March 2026 - press report

Death notes

RETURNED SOLDIER'S DEATH.

An inquest was held at the residence of Mi- H. S. Chappell!, Killinchy, on Friday afternoon by Mr W. G. Lunn, J.P., concerning the death of Private Sidney Bell, a returned soldier, who died suddenly on Thursday afternoon. The evidence was. to the effect that deceased had not been in good health ,since his return _ from the front a few weeks ago. While on active service he had suffered from trench fever, shell shock and rheumatics. He complained of feeling unwell on Thursday, and while sitting in a chair in Mr Chappell's orchard exclaimed, "Lord preserve me from such pain," and immediately collapsed and died. Dr. B. Volckman, who conducted a post-mortem examination stated that he found deceased's heart very much dilated and enlarged. In his opinion , death was due to dilation of the heart. A verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was returned.

' Private Bell was a native of Nottinghamshire, England, and came out to New Zealand seven years ago, taking up his residence at Killinchy, where ho was engaged in farming pursuits. He to 45 years of age 3 and had served' in the South African war. He was accorded a military funeral on Saturday. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 9205, 28 January 1918, Page 3

Public - Lynda - Researcher - 1 March 2026 - press report

Cemetery

Killinchy Cemetery, Selwyn District, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22274462
  Further Reference
• Returned Soldier's Death. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 9205, 28 January 1918, Page 3
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AG19180128.2.7.2&srpos
  Further Reference
• AngloBoer.com
  http://www.angloboerwar.com/name-search
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/642453/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/642453
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  26: 14
• Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.
• HMNZT 47. The Willochra tatler, or, The unvarished truth of some companies of the 10th Reinforcements, N.Z.E.F. (1916). Christchurch, New Zealand: Christchurch Press Company Limited, printers.