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BELL, John
Personal Details
Service Number: | V240541 |
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Enlisted: | 30 January 1942 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Marnoo, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1916 |
Home Town: | Marnoo, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
Schooling: | Marnoo State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Tunom River, N.E. Sector, New Guinea, 8 December 1943, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery 1A.B.11. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marnoo State School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V240541 | |
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30 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V240541 | |
10 Apr 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Royal Australian Army Service Corps | |
5 May 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
21 Dec 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
15 Feb 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V240541, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked from Brisbane for Papua. Disembarked at Milne Bay on 25 Feb 1943. | |
22 Sep 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V240541, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
8 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V240541, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, K.I.A. |
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