Bert Adams Bell

1894 - 1916  (22 years)

• Name	Bert Adams Bell
  Born	1894	Perth, Western Australia, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Address	09 Jan 1915	Address at time of Enlistment into AIF
  	Address: "Gamallie" Beach Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia
  Died	29 Jul 1916	France   [2]
  	Killed in Action - WWI - France
  Military Honours	19 Aug 1921	Medals issued Postumous
  	1914/15 Star No. 23808 British War Medal No. 16296 Victory Medal No. 16231
  		Victory Medal Left to Right: obv Face and Rev Face The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a ?Victory Medal' to their own nationals with all of these having the figure of Victory on the obverse as a common feature. Australians were awarded the medal…
  		1914-15 Star The 1914?15 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915. A recipient of the 1914 Star could not also be awarded the 1914?15 Star. Eligibility The 1914-15 Star may be awarded to those who saw service in a prescribed Theatre of War between 5 August 1914 and 31…
  		British War Medal British War Medal, Left to Right Obv and Rev Sides Instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War I and record the service given. The qualification period was later extended to cover post-war mine clearance and service in Russia during 1919 and 1920. The British War Medal was awarded for service in a theatre of war between 5…
  Military Honours	11 Jan 1923	Memorial Plaque and Scroll
  	Memorial Plaque 355772 sent to father H.T. Bell. Memorial Scroll 355772 sent to father H. T. Bell
  		Commemorative Scroll In 1922 a Memorial Scroll was presented to the next of kin of those soldiers, sailors or nurses who died while serving in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) or Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War. Later they were presented with a Memorial Plaque. The Memorial Scroll bears the Royal Coat of Arms and a message which includes a…
  		1914 - 1918 Memorial Plaque The Memorial Plaque was presented to the next of Kin of those soldiers, sailors or nurses who died while serving in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) or Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the First World War. The large, round, bronze Memorial Plaque which was to accompany the Memorial Scroll shows Britannia and a lion on the front, surrounded…
  Person ID	I7961	Tucker Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 May 2008

  
  

  Father	Henry Thomas Bell,   b. 1848, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
  Mother	Alice Agnes Watson,   b. 07 May 1853, Perth, Western Australia, Australia ,   d. 04 Sep 1936  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1871	Perth, Western Australia, Australia   [3]
  Family ID	F2465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S21] W.A. Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Department of the Atorney General (Reliability: 3), 1894. Surname Bell, Given Names Bert Adams, Place of Birth Perth, Father henry Thomas, Mother Watson Alice Agnes, Registration Year 1894, Registration No. 433 [S23] Australian Military Service Records - Army, Department of Defence - Australia (Reliability: 3), 02 Aug 1916. Extract from military service records: Report Date: 2.8.16, Record of casualty: Killed in Action Place: France, Date: 29 Jul 1916 [S21] W.A. Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Department of the Atorney General (Reliability: 3), 1871. Surname Bell, Given Names Henry Thomas, Sex Male, Place of Marriage Perth, Spouse Surname Watson, Spouse Given Names Alice Agnes, Registration year 1871, Registration No. 3371