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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
William Henry Dillon Bell |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Captain |
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| Forename(s): |
William Henry Dillon |
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| Surname: |
Bell |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
1/10 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lieutenant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Member of Parliament for Wellington Suburbs |
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| Next of Kin: |
Gladys Bell, Union Bank of Australia (Limited), London, England |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Enlistment Address: |
47 Molesworth Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Date: |
1914 |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Samoan Advance Party |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Headquarters |
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| Embarkation Date: |
15 August 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Moeraki or Monowai |
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| Destination: |
Apia, Samoa |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
48 |
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| Other Units: |
- King Edward's Horse
- The King's Overseas Dominions Regiment
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| Military Awards: |
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
1st King Edward's Horse |
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| Place of Death: |
Ypres, Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
31 July 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
33 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- William Dillon Bell was the son of Hon. Sir Francis Bell, G.C.M.G., and Lady Bell, of Wellington, New Zealand.
- Captain Dillon Bell was the first Member of Parliament to go on active service in WWI.
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
The Volunteers. Vol 18, October 1992. No. 2. |
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