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Eric Chalcroft Bell
(1893 - 1915)
Eric Chalcroft Bell
1893 - 1915
updated March 13, 2020
Eric Chalcroft Bell, father to 3 children, was born on January 5, 1893 in Basket Range, SA Australia. He was born to Dorcas Nee Tappers and John Bell. Eric's partner was Mary Nellie, and they gave birth to Eva Bell, Dulcie Lorna Bell, and Erica Chalcroft Bell. He died on May 19, 1915 in Gallipoli, Apulia Italy at age 22. We know that Eric Chalcroft Bell had been residing in Hackney, The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters County, SA Australia 5069.
Eric Chalcroft Bell Biography
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Most Commonly Known Name
Eric Chalcroft Bell
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First nameEric
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Middle name
Chalcroft
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Last Name(s) |
Nickname(s) or aliases |
Gender
Male
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Birth
Eric Bell was born on in Basket Range, Adelaide Hills Council County, SA Australia 5138
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Death
Eric Bell died on in Gallipoli, Province of Lecce County, Apulia Italy 73014
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Cause of death
Killed in action
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Burial / Funeral
at Shrapnel Valley Cemetery Iv. A. 28., in Turkey (including Gallipoli)
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Obituary
Unknown.
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Ethnicity & Lineage
What is Eric's ethnicity and where did his parents, grandparents & great-grandparents come from?
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Nationality & Locations Lived
Born Bracket Range S.A
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Religion
Unknown. Was Eric a religious man?
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Last Known Residence
Hackney, The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters County, SA Australia 5069
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Education
Did Eric finish grade school, get a GED, go to high school, get a college degree or masters?
What schools or universities did Eric attend?
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Professions
Share what Eric did for a living or if he had a career or profession.
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Personal Life & Organizations
Husband to Mrs Mary Elizabeth Nellie Bell
Fathet to Eva, Dulcie and Erica Bell |
Military Service
Service number: 739
Rank: Trooper Regiment: Australian Light Horse Unit/ship/squadron: 3rd |
Average Age
Eric Chalcroft Bell lived
47 years shorter than
the average Bell family member
when he died at the age of 22.
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Life Expectancy |
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Eric Chalcroft Bell Family Tree
Eric's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Bell family tree.
Parents:
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Relationships:
Spouse:
Unknown - Unknown
Children:
1913 - Unknown
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Eric's Family Photos
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Eric Bell Obituary
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Eric Chalcroft Bell, father to 3 children, passed away on May 19, 1915 in Gallipoli, Apulia Italy at 22 years of age. He was buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery Iv. A. 28., Turkey (including Gallipoli). Eric was born on January 5, 1893 in Basket Range, SA Australia. He was born to Dorcas Nee Tappers and John Bell. Eric's partner was Mary Nellie, and they gave birth to Eva Bell, Dulcie Lorna Bell, and Erica Chalcroft Bell. We know that Eric Chalcroft Bell had been residing in Hackney, The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters County, SA Australia 5069.
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1893 - 1915 World Events
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In 1893, in the year that Eric Chalcroft Bell was born, on February 1st, Thomas Edison's motion picture studio on his laboratory grounds in West Orange New Jersey was completed. The studio was called "Black Maria" and the first movie made and viewed in it was of 3 people pretending to be blacksmiths.
In 1900, he was only 7 years old when the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud published his book (written in 1899) "The Interpretation of Dreams". Sigmund Freud, born Sigismund Schlomo Freud in May of 1856, is the "father of psychoanalysis". Although he was a medical doctor, he was fascinated with the psyche and hypothesized the existence of the id, the ego, the superego, the libido, the unconscious, the Oedipus complex, and more. These are concepts that are still used by modern psychology.
In 1908, by the time he was just 15 years old, President Theodore Roosevelt held the White House Conservation Conference, which lead to the establishment of the National Conservation Commission. Preparing the first inventory of the United State's natural resources, the commission was divided into four parts: water, forests, lands, and minerals.
In 1915, in the year of Eric Chalcroft Bell's passing, in May, the RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German torpedo. The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was sailing from New York to Liverpool England. She sank in 18 minutes - 1,198 died and 761 survived. While travelers were the main casualty - and commodity - the Lusitania did carry wartime weapons. "Remember the Lusitania" became the rallying cry of World War 1.
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Other Eric Bells
around 1917 - Jul 23, 1940
around 1896 - Aug 14, 1915
around 1910 - Jan 30, 1944
around 1923 - Sep 12, 1944
around 1896 - Jul 1, 1916
around 1897 - Oct 14, 1918
Unknown - Aug 3, 1943
around 1917 - Jan 22, 1945
around 1926 - Feb 18, 1944
around 1922 - Jan 27, 1943
Other Bells
around 1922 - Jan 27, 1943
around 1926 - Feb 18, 1944
around 1917 - Jan 22, 1945
Unknown - Aug 3, 1943
around 1897 - Oct 14, 1918
around 1896 - Jul 1, 1916
around 1923 - Sep 12, 1944
around 1910 - Jan 30, 1944
around 1896 - Aug 14, 1915
around 1917 - Jul 23, 1940
around 1897 - Mar 18, 1918
around 1912 - Sep 9, 1943
Unknown - Jun 30, 1916
around 1895 - Oct 24, 1918
around 1885 - Feb 17, 1917
Unknown - Jul 1, 1916
Unknown - Jul 1, 1916
around 1890 - Jul 1, 1916
around 1884 - Nov 11, 1916
around 1922 - Jul 30, 1943
Other Bios
around 1922 - Jan 27, 1943
around 1926 - Feb 18, 1944
around 1917 - Jan 22, 1945
Unknown - Aug 3, 1943
around 1897 - Oct 14, 1918
around 1896 - Jul 1, 1916
around 1923 - Sep 12, 1944
around 1910 - Jan 30, 1944
around 1896 - Aug 14, 1915
around 1917 - Jul 23, 1940
around 1897 - Mar 18, 1918
around 1912 - Sep 9, 1943
Unknown - Jun 30, 1916
around 1895 - Oct 24, 1918
around 1885 - Feb 17, 1917
Unknown - Jul 1, 1916
Unknown - Jul 1, 1916
around 1890 - Jul 1, 1916
around 1884 - Nov 11, 1916
around 1922 - Jul 30, 1943
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