John Stuart BELL

BELL, John Stuart

Service Number: 2705
Enlisted: 19 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Rochester, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 May 1917
Cemetery: Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Bedford House Cemetery, Enclosure No. 4 Plot II, Row B, Grave 16 Bedford House Cemetery is located 2.5 Km south of Ypres (Ieper) town centre. The cemetery lies on the Rijselseweg (N336), the road connecting Ypres (Ieper) to Armentieres. , Bedford House Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

19 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
4 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2705, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2705, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2705, Mining Corps, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
4 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2705, Mining Corps, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
20 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
13 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2705, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2705 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-05-13

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Biography

Son of Harriet Ellen Bell, of Rocky Lead, Victoria, Australia, and the late John Bell

Sapper John Bell, whose death was offically reported as having taken place on 13th May, was the only son and support of his mother Mrs. harriet Bell, a very old resident of Rocky Lead.  He enlisted in February, 1916, and was 32 years of age.  He was well known in cricket and football circles, and was much respected, as he was very studious, well read, and of sober, truthful and industrious habits.  He was also a skilled horticulturist and breeder of high-class poultry, and ready to assist in local charitable movements.  Much sympathy is felt for his bereaved mother and only sister.  He will be much missed.

 

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