BELL, Alexander McLean
(Service number 34612)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 03/06/1880 | Place of Birth | Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point near Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Stonemason | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. BELL (wife), care of Mrs Bracefield, Cain Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Port Lyttelton | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Death
| Date | 3 September 1936 | Age | |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Alexander McLean Bell was born on 3 June 1880 in Scotland. He married Minnie Bracefield in 1910 in New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 December 2016]
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