BELL, Thomas
| Service Number: | 2280 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, 6 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheeler |
| Died: | "collapsed and died", Swansea, New South Wales, Australia, 5 February 1940, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW ANGLICAN 1-42. 89. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2280, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2280, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2280, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 19 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2280, 30th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell
A Forgotten Digger of The Great War and Sandgate Cemetery.
80 years ago today, on the Wednesday afternoon of the 7th February 1940, Private Thomas Bell, 30th Battalion, wheeler from Brunker Road, Adamstown, New South Wales and Bellbird Street, Pelaw Main, N.S.W., father of one, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 47. ANGLICAN 1-42. 89.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140521108
Born at Adamstown, New South Wales on the 6th March 1892 to John and Elizabeth Ann Bell; husband of ? Bell (married?, died?), Thomas enlisted September 1915 at Newcastle, N.S.W., and returned home March 1919, sustaining no injuries during his service.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137964311
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139655189
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139643999
His name has been inscribed on the Adamstown Citizens' Memorial. (unveiled on the 17th December 1921).
Mr Bell collapsed and died on the 5th February 1940 while holidaying at Swansea, N.S.W.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167516514
I placed a wooden cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite September 2016, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=436576#grave-photo-1
Lest We Forget.
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