Roy Courtney BELL

Regimental number10/636
Date of birth20 July 1887
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOakura, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.1
Height5' 5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinJohn C Bell, Oakura
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
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
FateDied of disease 17 June 1915
Place of burialSpringvale Necropolis (Allen Memorial Lawn, G. 13), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Admitted to No.1 Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 22 April 1915 (chancroid) Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Ceramic' (venereal disease), 5 May 1915; died of disease (tuberculosis), Melbourne, Australia, 17 June 1915, en route to New Zealand from Gallipoli.

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 22274459