John Edward BELL

Regimental number2/1132
AddressUrenui
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Bell, Ngaruawahia, Waikato
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force. 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Knight Templar'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unit5th Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 17 June 1917
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 1), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Mary Bell, River Road, Ngaruawahia, Waikato, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fourth