Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William Henry Dillon Bell Born 1 March 1884 - Died 31 July 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 1/01 AWMM Also known asHal AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Captain/Military AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of William Henry Dillon Bell. Photograph taken circa 1910. Photographer unidentified. Alexa … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Henry Dillon AWMM SurnameBell AWMM Ingoa Also known asHal AWMM Service numberWWI 1/01 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › King Edward’s Horse – an age passes into history (PDF, 101.28 KB) Brief history of the regiment and its role in the First World War. Public - Janet - Researcher - 22 January 2019 - Compiled from primary and secondary sources Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1 March 1884 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Pre 1914 AWMM 47 Molesworth Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Gladys Bell, Union Bank of Australia (Limited), London, England AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 August 1914 AWMM Married/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 1/01 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ TransfersKing Edward's Horse (The King's Oversea Dominions Regiment) AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 1914 AWMM Member of Parliament/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 HMNZT 1 or HMNZT 2 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki or Monowai AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Headquarters AWMM Samoan Advance Party AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Captain/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Dillon Bell was the son of Hon. Sir Francis Bell, G.C.M.G., and Lady Bell, of Wellington, New Zealand.Captain Dillon Bell was the first Member of Parliament to go on active service in WWI. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death31 July 1917 AWMM Age 33 AWMM Ypres, Belgium AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameYpres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Henry Dillon Bell by laying a poppy. William Henry Bell William Henry Bell William Henry Dillon Bell William Herbert Bell William Howard Boxall Bell Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Henry Dillon Bell Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Pull-thro' : with which is incorporated The Noumea nightmare, the Suva sendoff,… Library / Pictorial › publication [Apia, Samoa] D526.2 PUL The history of King Edward's Horse (The King's Oversea Dominions Regiment) Library / Pictorial › publication London D547.K45 JAM Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22274534 Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/927398/bell,-william-henry-dillon/ Sources Used New Zealand Lawyers Roll of Honour, New Zealand Law Society website http://www.lawsociety.org.nz/news-and-communications/people-in-the-law/obituaries/obituaries-list/william-henry-dillon-bell,-1884-1917 Further Reference King Edward's Horse', Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Edward%27s_Horse Further Reference http://www.kingedwardshorse.net/ Further Reference Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q8011962 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 48 AWMM Volunteers: the Journal of the New Zealand Military Historical Society AWMM The Volunteers. Vol 18, October 1992. No. 2. 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. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 22 January 2019JanetAucklandResearcher 29 December 2017NicolaTaurangaDirect descendant 04 November 2017Nicola MaryTaurangaDirect descendant The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. 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