Septimus Hepplewhite BELL

BELL, Septimus Hepplewhite

Service Number: 268
Enlisted: 19 October 1915, Lismore
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 42nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 29 September 1890
Home Town: Coraki, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Sawyer
Died: Natural causes, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 8 April 1971, aged 80 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

19 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Lismore
31 Dec 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion
16 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 42nd Infantry Battalion
5 Jun 1916: Involvement Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916: Embarked Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
10 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Shrapnel wounds right thigh and leg (severe)
26 Sep 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HT Borda, England for invaliding to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 21 November 1917, then in HT Suevic to Brisbane
4 Jan 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 268, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit

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