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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Lawrence John Bell |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Captain |
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| Forename(s): |
Lawrence John |
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| Surname: |
Bell |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
30969 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Place of Birth: |
Skippers, Otago, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Captain |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Grocer's assistant |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs L. Bell (wife), 7 Tutanekai Street, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Divorced |
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| Enlistment Address: |
7 Tutanekai Street, Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Waipukurau |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 2 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 17 |
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| Campaigns: |
Crete |
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| Last Unit Served: |
28 (Maori) Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Crete |
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| Date of Death: |
22 May 1941 |
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| Age at Death: |
35 |
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| Year of Death: |
1941 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece |
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| Memorial Reference: |
Face 13 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Lawrence Bell was the son of Lawrence Bell and of Alice Rose Bell (nee Wilson), of Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
- Captain Bell was leading A Company when he died during the approach march on Maleme. Due to the confusion that occurred during this action, the exact circumstances of his death are unclear.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait from The Weekly News; 23 July 1941 |
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