LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Orten Clem BELL
Service No: 7198
Born: Cottesloe WA, 31 March 1919
Enlisted in the RAAF: 30 January 1940
Unit: No. 4 Service Flying Training School, Geraldton WA (at discharge)
Discharged from RAAF: 21 July 1941
Died: Illness (Tuberculosis), Perth WA, 27 February 1946, Aged 26 Years
Buried: Karrakatta General Cemetery WA
Roll of Honour: Unknown
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Sydney Arnold Bell and Hilda Lillian Bell, of Leederville; husband of Mavis Josephine Bell, of Leederville.
Remembered: Panel 115, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Having died while no longer a serving Member of the Armed Forces, Leading Aircraftman Bell has been listed on the AWM as his death occurred before the close of the Rolls on 30 June 1947 and the circumstances of his death have been determined as being the result of his Service.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (Perth) On-Line Records
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 7198