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Alexander Law Bell

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3/4 portrait of Lieutenant A L Bell of the 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles, Auckland Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Mounted Rifles. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1916). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-B1446. No known copyright.

3/4 portrait of Lieutenant A L Bell of the 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles, Auckland Mounted Rifles, Ne …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Law AWMM
  • Surname
    Bell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1885 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 July 1894 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    22 July 1894 Public - John Charles - Researcher - 28 March 2016 - Military Personnel File
  • Place of birth
    Ngaruawahia Public - John Charles - Researcher - 28 March 2016 - Military Personnel File
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Taupiri, New Zealand AWMM
    • River Road, Ngaruawahia Public - John Charles - Researcher - 28 March 2016 - Military Personnel File
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Bell (mother), Ngaruawahia, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs M. Bell (mother), River Road, Ngaruawahia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 17 April 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 12/1885 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
  • Occupation before enlistment
    • Returned Soldier Public - John Charles - Researcher - 28 March 2016 - Military Personnel File
    • Drover Public - John Charles - Researcher - 28 March 2016 - Military Personnel File
  • 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Alexander Bell was the son of Edward and Mary Bell.

    One of his brothers, John Edward Bell (2/1132) was also killed in WW1. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 August 1918 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Couin New British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM G. 10. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Ngaruawahia Town School - Roll of Honour 1914-1920 Public - Elli - Researcher - 9 August 2020 - Book: 'Ngaruawahia Primary, 125, 1869-1994' (History of Ngaruawahia Primary School, p28; published 1994)

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 47 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      75: 43 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) 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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
09 August 2020ElliWellington, NZResearcher
28 March 2016John CharlesAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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