Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Harold Thomas Bell
Harold Thomas Bell's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Harold Thomas Bell
Aliases:
- Harold Thomas Wickham
Service number: 3650
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 4th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 1 November 1917
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BELL (Served as WICKHAM), Tpr. Harold Thomas, 3650. 4th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 1st Nov., 1917. Age 16. Son of Thomas and Margaret Bell. Native of Creswick, Victoria, Australia. D. 36.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Harold Thomas Bell from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 3650 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Walpeup, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Uncle, T Bell, Walpeup, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 17 March 1917 |
| Place of enlistment | Mildura, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 22 June 1917 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 1 November 1917 |
| Date of death | 1 November 1917 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 16 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 36), Palestine |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret BELL. Native of Creswick, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2379 Pte Samuel Arthur BELL, 57th Bn, killed in action, 8 August 1918. |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | True name: Harold Thomas BELL; see 3650 Harold Thomas BELL for more details |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 4th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Harold Thomas Bell
