| Regimental number | 12712 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Survey cadet |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, H A Bell, Cambridge |
| Previous military service | Served in G Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery, Territorial Army; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Bombardier |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| The Nominal Roll gives the date of embarkation as 27 May 1916; harbour records show that the actual date of embarkation was 31 May 1916. | |
| Final rank | Gunner |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Coxyde Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 13), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Alan and Alice Bell, Cambridge, Waikato |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; reverted to ranks on board troopship, 6 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 17 October 1917; taken on strength, 5th Battery, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, in the field, 25 October 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 6 April 1917 (German measles), and transferred same day to 1/1 North Midlands Casualty Clearing Station; to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 7 April 1917; discharged to duty, 15 April 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 16 April 1917. Killed in action, 31 July 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 17 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |