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BELL, Charles Frederick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4734 |
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Enlisted: | 13 October 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Public School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4734, Depot Battalion | |
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8 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4734, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
8 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4734, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4734, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4734 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Warren Melling
Charles Frederick Bell is believed to be either the great-grandson or great-nephew of William Darby better known as Pablo Fanque (Senior), an English equestrian performer and circus proprietor in the mid-19th century and the first recorded non-white British circus owner in Britain.
From AWM