BELL, George Edison
(Service number 55401)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 4 February 1897 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hook, Waimate | ||
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| Next of Kin | W. BELL (father), Woodstock, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 28th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 August 1939 | Age | 42 years |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Edison Bell was the second son of William and Ellen Taylor (née Raitt) Bell. Casualty List No. 834 named George Edison Bell as wounded and admitted to hospital in early April 1918. His brother Archie also enlisted.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2020]; NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [22 March 2020]; Waimate Old Cemetery record. [22 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 22 April 1918 (Papers Past) [01 September 1914]
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