Joseph Sumpton BELL

Regimental number23/2542
OccupationMiner
Next of kinFather, J Bell, Smaithwaite, Cumberland, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, E Company, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialBois Guillaume ommunal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No 24B), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Martha Bell, Lamplugh, Cumberland, england
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 2