| Regimental number | 8/1937 |
| Address | Pukemiro Colliery Company, Huntly |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, C L Bell, Port Nelson, South Island |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | Calais Southern Cemetery (Plot E, Row 3, Grave No 7), France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Langley Bell and Elizabeth Hannah Bell, Belper, Derbyshire, England |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth |