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BELL, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX50944 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 March 1941, Royal Park, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Berrigan, New South Wales, 9 March 1912 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailmaker |
| Died: | Execution-shot while trying to escape, Burma, 18 June 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX50944 | |
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| 10 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Park, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX50944, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
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Also known as Ernest James Bell. He attempted to enlist under this name but was declared medically unfit so he changed his name to Joseph Bell and re-enlisted
2/29 Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of James Henry and Edith Jane Bell, of North Richmond, Victoria, Australia husband of Lilian Grace Bell.