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Cameron BELL

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Date of birth08 August 1877
Date of death27 September 1916
Mothers nameMary Philadelphia (formerly Bell)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of death1929
Fathers nameFrederick Adolphus Slow (?Step father)
SiblingsFrancis H, , , ,
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
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Last known residenceDannevirke
Awards1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthTimaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathIn the Field, France
Date of arrival overseas16 April 1915
Theatres of warBalkans 1915; Western Europe 1916
Place of embarkationWellington on board "Willochra" - HMNZST 21
SurnameBELL
War memorialMoutoa Gates
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesCameron
Overseas memorialCaterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial
SchoolTimaru Main 16 March 1885 - 19 June 1885 then to Christchurch
WarsWW1
Service number10/2070
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted15 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service1st Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF (4th Reinforcements)
Embarkation date17 April 1915
User reference4.88

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Birth actually registered in Pelorus, Marlborough, folio number 657.

NOK: Mr Francis Henry Bell (brother), Fairlie, Mackenzie County, Sth Canterbury and mother.

Last Employer: JH Hunter, Dannevirke.

Height: 5’7” Weight: 150lb.

Chest: 33” – 37” Complexion: Dark.

Eyes: Brown Hair: Black.

Declared age on Enlistment: 35 years 11 months.

Died aged 40 years.

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