Topic: AIF - 3B - 3 LHMGS
3rd LHMGS, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron
Roll of Honour
Herbert Alexander Bell
Herbert Alexander Bell
Service number: 932
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 10th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BELL, Tpr. Herbert Alexander, 932. 10th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 9th Aug., 1916. Age 21. Son of John F. and Emma j. Bell, of 2, Oswald St., Victoria Park, Western Australia. Native of Ireland. B. 75.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Herbert Alexander Bell from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 932 |
| Place of birth | Moira, Co Down, Ireland |
| School | Society of Friends School |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Warehouseman |
| Address | Keane Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 118 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Tarke Bell, Keane Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | 13 January 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 26 April 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 75), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John F and Emma J. BELL, 2 Oswald Street Victoria Park, Western Australia. Native of Ireland |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 13 July 1915. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 20 September 1915 (influenza). Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 25 December 1915. Marched out to Serapeum, 26 February 1916. Killed in action, Hassanein action, Suez Canal, 9 August 1916 (Australian & New Zealand Mounted Division). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BELL Herbert Alexander |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 3rd LHMGS, Roll of Honour, Herbert Alexander Bell
