Lance Corporal

William John Albert Bell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John Bell (ex-Serjt. Royal Irish Constabulary) and Margaret Arm Bell, of Ballygoney, Coagh, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Previously wounded three times.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

William's sister, Margaret, was my Father's mother. I am Robert M, Son of Robert John Albert Lamont, son of Sam Lamont and Margaret Bell Lamont. I wonder why my father, born in 1910, was given the na... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
32499
Name:
William John Albert Bell
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Bell (father), Ballygolly, Cough, Ireland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Constable
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds received on the 18th Feb
Date of Death:
21 February 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 77
Vessel:
Mokoia
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. E. 8A.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William John Albert Bell
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