Edward James Bell

Personal Information
Date of Birth	6 Dec 1890
Place of Birth	Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Cardiff, Wales
Death	25 May 1915
Place of Death	Gallipoli - Died of Wounds
Age at Enlistment	23 years, 10 months
Description	5' 6" (1.68m) tall; weight 132 lbs (59.9 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
Occupation	mill hand
Religion	Presbyterian
Address	NOK River road, Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Brother Mr William Henry Bell
Military Information
Reg Number	385
Date of Enlistment	9 Sep 1914
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	16th Battalion, B Company / 4th Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation	22 Dec 1914 - 1 Feb 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A40 Ceramic
Fate	Died of Wounds 25 May 1915
Monument	none yet
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Emigrated to Australia, arriving in Fremantle on 3 Feb 1911 aboard the SS Otway.

On 8 Sep 1914 he was living in Kelmscott, Western Australia.

War Service

An original member of B Company 16th Battalion. His company relieved elements of the 15th Battalion at Quinn's Post on May 18, and his body was found a week later. As he had not been evacuated to a hospital ship, it is likely that Edward was shot by a Turkish sniper on the previous, or same day as his body was found.

Buried in the Beach Cemetery, Anzac in Plot 1, Row G, Grave Number 4.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES. NEXT OF KIN. The following are the particulars of the next of kin of those Western Australians mentioned in the 30th Casualty List, published yesterday:- Private E. J. Bell, 16th Battalion, B Company, age 23, single, next of kin W. H. Bell, Kelmscott (brother).

Notes

NOK left Kelmscott for North Perth in 1917. Edward's will divided his estate evenly between his 3 brothers and four sisters. (2 brothers and 1 sister living in WA).