Henry George Thomas BELL

Regimental number10/125
Date of birth8 December 1886
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressDannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Key, 20 Gloucester Street, Wanganui
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Annie Key, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 May 1915.

Finding of Board of Enquiry, 16 January 1916, 'now believed to be dead, 8 May 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274378