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BELL, Archibald
(Service number 80046)

Aliases Archie
First Rank Last Rank

Birth

Date 16/05/1893 Place of Birth Stirling, New Zealand

Enlistment Information

Date 11 October 1917 Age 24 years
Address at Enlistment Woodstock, Waimate
Occupation Farm hand
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mr W. BELL (father), Woodstock, Waimate
Religion Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

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Discharge

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Death

Date 8 January 1968 Age 74 years
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Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Waimate Old Cemetery
Memorial Reference Plot 717
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Archibald Bell, known as Archie, was the eldest son of William and Ellen Taylor (née Raitt). He was drawn in the ballot and enlisted on 11 October 1917. His brother, George Edison Bell, served in World War I.

Sources

NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [22 March 2020]; Waimate Old Cemetery record. [22 March 2020]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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