Alfred
Arthur Offley
(Arthur)
Bell
Born in Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Alfred Burnie Bell
and Mary (Banks) Bell
Brother of
Georgina Mary (Bell) Hodgson, Roland Charles Bell, Cassie Louise (Bell) Cole, Florence Ruby Noel (Bell) Scott, Charles Reginald Bell and Gordon Elliott Bell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 37
in Gallipoli, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye
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Biography
Arthur Bell was born in the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)
Alfred was born in 1878.[1] He was the son of Alfred Bell and Mary Banks. He was killed in action at Gallipoli in 1915.[2] He is memorialised in the Chunuk Bair (New Zealand ) memorial in Turkey and at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.[3]
Arthur, was a Private in the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces for World War One. He was killed in action and never returned.
- PRIVATE ARTHUR OFFLEY BELL
- Service Number: 12/1147
- Regiment & Unit/Ship: Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
- Date of Death: Died 08 August 1915. Age 41 years old
- Buried or commemorated at CHUNUK BAIR (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL 9. Turkey (including Gallipoli)
- Country of Service: New Zealand
- Additional Info: Son of the late Alfred Bernie Bell and Mary Bell. Native of Rockhampton, Australia.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Birth registration Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Alfred Arthur Offley Bell 20/03/1878. Mother: Mary Bank. Father/parent: Alfred Burnie Bell. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/f8235a312fd7c30c445d493337df9bb0a2694b4184eb0caa228533c4ee81b0a9. Registration details: 1878/C/4576.
- ↑ Death registration Queensland Register of Births Deaths and Marriages. Arthur Offley Bell 08/08/1915. Mother: Mary Banks. Father/parent: Alfred Bernie Bell. Event type: https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/ae382d655838a3edf8af2031519729bbd76654caf3827e190f17d26930043336. Registration details: 1922/F/585.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249866688/arthur_offley-bell: accessed April 26, 2024), memorial page for Arthur Offley Bell (unknown–8 Aug 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #249866688, citing Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Accessed at https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/679755/arthur-offley-bell/.
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