| Service number | 3650 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Private, Trooper |
| Birth Date | 1901 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Creswick |
| Death Date | 1917-11-01 |
| Death Place | Ottoman Empire: Palestine |
| Also known as | Harold Thomas Wickham |
| Final Rank | Trooper |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Trooper Harold Thomas Bell
Description
Trooper Harold Thomas Bell (3650, 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment) was a farmer from Walpeup, Victoria. He enlisted under the alias of Harold Thomas Wickham. Harold received gunshot wounds which fractured a leg during the charge against Beersheba on 31 October 1917, and died of his wounds the following day. He was 16 years and 7 months of age. Harold is buried in the Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel.
Rolls
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Trooper
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Trooper
Timeline
| Date of birth | 1901 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 17 March 1917 | |
| Date of embarkation | 22 June 1917 | |
| Date of death | 01 November 1917 | |
| Date of fate | 01 November 1917 |