Topic: AIF - 2B - 7 LHR
7th LHR, AIF
7th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Henry Bell
Henry Bell
Service number: 1378
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 7th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 6 August 1916
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BELL., Lce. Cpl. Henry, 1378. 7th Australian Light Horse. Died of wounds 6th Aug., 1916. B. 1.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Henry Bell from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1378 |
| Place of birth | Red Range, Glen Innes, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Address | Rockvale, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Henry Bell, Rockvale, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 3 August 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Armidale, New South Wales |
| Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds 6 August 1916 |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Rank listed as Private on Nominal Roll. |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 1), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Other details | War service: Egypt Taken on strength, 7th Light Horse Regiment, 28 December 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 7 April 1916. Mortally wounded, 5 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 7th LHR, Roll of Honour, Henry Bell
