232195 Pte. Isaac Bell British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers from:Newcastle
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138 Sjt. J. Bell Army Durham Light Infantry
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140 Capt. J. Bell Army Durham Light Infantry
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1205366 Pte. J. Bell British Army 7th Btn. South Lancashire Regiment from:6, Albert Place, Edinburgh. (d.10th Jun 1917)
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232196 Pte. J. Bell British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers from:Consett J Bell was wounded in July 1916
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232197 Pte. J. Bell British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
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650 James Bell Royal Naval Division Nelson Btn (d.13th Jul 1915)
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300363 Pte. James Bell British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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236556 James "Jiggar" Bell MM.British Army 8th Btn. Border Regiment from:Arlecdon, Cumbria
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243275 Rfmn. James Bell British Army 11th (South Antrim) Btn. Royal Irish Rifles (d.29th May 1917) James Bell was the son of James Murdoch Bell of Ballybracken, Doagh, Co. Antrim and the late Jane Graham Bell. He died on 29th May 1917, aged 19, and is buried in Pond Farm Cemetery.
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245120 Pte. James "Jigger" Bell MMBritish Army 8th Battalion Border Regiment from:48, Long Row, Frizington
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210595 Pte. John William Dryden Bell British Army c company 9th Northumberland Fusiliers from:Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (d.7th July 1916)
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212652 Cpl. John Thomas Bell DCM.British Army CIII Brigade, A Battery Royal Field Artillery from:Coxhoe, Durham John Bell's citation reads: On the 16th June 1918 this N.C.O. behaved with magnificent courage and devotion to duty. Throughout a four hour heavy bombardment, he continually visited each gun pit, supervised the fitting of new springs under heavy fire, examined the guns, and it was largely due to his untiring efforts that the guns of this Battery were all kept in action. Later in the day when ammunition was running short he took charge of a party and carried ammunition for two hours along a heavily shelled track through the wood. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for the above, signed;
E F Falkner Lieut-Colonel D.A.A. & Q.M.G.
He also was awarded a Medal Militaire for the same.
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214432 Pte. John Henry Bell British Army 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers from:Boldon Colliery (d.3rd May 1917) John Henry Bell died on 3rd May 1917 aged 37 whilst serving with the
1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers. Born in Jarrow, he enlisted in Newcastle. John is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
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216943 Pte. John Bell British Army 10th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) from:Dublin (d.1st Aug 1917) Jack Bell enlisted in Glasgow and was killed in action in Flanders aged 21. He was the son of the late Ellen Bell and the late Cpl. John Bell (5/7177. Royal Dublin Fusiliers), of 20, Quinn's Cottages, Dunne St., Dublin, formerly of 26 Corporation Street. He May have enlisted in the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers before the war. Jack is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Update: Pte. Bell was know as 'Jack', his real name being John. In early 1917 he enlists in Glasgow with the 3rd. btn of the Royal Scots and his service number is 38948. On arrival in France, he is assigned to the 11th Btn of the Royal Scots, but by July of that same year he is drafted to the 10th. Cameronians, and here he is given a new service number of 41614. His new unit were stationed in the Ypres area, and this was to be the last draft of men received by that unit before the battle in which Jack is killed.
In the June and July of that same year, The 10th Cameronians had seen heavy fighting and had taken raids on enemy trenches. There was a huge loss of men on both sides, but little ground gained. The battle had commenced on 31st July and was know as the Third Battle of Ypres. There had been strong enemy counter attacks and in less that 48 hours Jack's regiment had gone from 100 men to just 12. Jack was missing and his body never found, it was thought that he had been killed by artillery fire. He is remembered, with the thousands of other soldiers with no known grave, on the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium.
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216944 Pte. John Peter Bell British Army 7th Btn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) from:Welling, Kent. (d.19th Sep 1918) ohn Peter Bell was born in Dublin in 1899 to Peter Charles Bell & Kate Bell. He enlisted in Woolwich and first joined the Middlesex Regiment, service number 68094, before being drafted into the 7th. btn of The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment. At the age of 19 he lost his life in battle and is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery memorial in France.
Of the 7th. Battalion it was said by General Sir H. Smith-Dorrien: "I am perfectly certain there is no other Battalion that has made such a name for itself as The Royal West Kents. Everyone is talking about you. They say: Give them a job, they will do it; they never leave the trenches!"
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216948 Cpl. John Bell British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers from:Dublin (d.5th Sept 1918) John Bell served with the 2nd. Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers and fought on the frontline of the French-Belgium border at St. Yves-La Creche-Nieppe. He had been a Special Reservist since 1908. The War Diary for his unit, records that it was a quiet day when he sustained his injuries on 21st. March 1915; one man killed, and three wounded. This led to a lengthy time in the hospital system, from April until 31st July when he was finally discharged as medically unfit.
He lived at home in Dublin for the next three years suffering with his leg injuries, and had to bear the sad loss of not only his wife, but his eldest son, Jack Bell (Pte. 41614 Cameronians), before he passed away on 5th. September 1918 at his home, 20 Quinn's Cottages, Dunne St., Dublin. He is buried in Glasnevin Cemetery, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
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219806 Cpl. John Bell British Army Royal Dublin Fusiliers Cpl. John Bell served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers
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224139 Rflmn. John Joseph Bell British Army 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles from:Central Street, Belfast John Bell served with the 6th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
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300647 Pte. John Thomas Bell British Army 22nd Btn Durham Light Infantry served with the 22nd, 14th and 18th Btns. DLI
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241577 Pte. John Duxfield Bell British Army 19th Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers from:Newcastle-on-Tyne (d.25th November 1916 ) John Bell was killed in action on 25th of November 1916, aged 28 years. He is buried in Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras.
He was the son of Charles Bell, of 20 Beaumont St., Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the late Isabella Bell, according to the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
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651 Joseph Bell Royal Naval Division Nelson Btn
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237058 Pte. Joseph Bell British Army 1st Btn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) from:Pitlochry, Scotland (d.25th September 1915 ) Joseph Bell was my second great-grandfather (his daughter, Margaret Gibson Bell was my great-grandmother). Although I do not recall exact stories, I do know she spoke of him. I am only just beginning my quest of finding my ancestry and learning of his history.
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237198 Sgt. Joseph Robert Bell British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
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216941 2nd Lt. Lee Bell British Army 7th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers from:London (d.17th Oct 1918) Lee Bell was native of Dublin, he was killed in action age 24 and is buried in Le Cateau Military Cemetery.
At the age of 16, and according to the 1911 UK Census, Lee Bell was an Assurance Clerk and only son of Alfred and Selina of 6 Old Bond St., London. In 1919 the England and Wales Probate Calendar for that year records his estate of Ć‚Ā£104.4s.1d. being left to his father, a fine art dealer.
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137 Company Qtr Mstr Sjt. M. C. Bell Army Durham Light Infantry
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232198 Pte. Mark Bell British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers from:Dipton Mark Bell was wounded in September 1916
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230920 Pte. Matthew Bell British Army 13th Btn. Royal Northumberland Fusiliers from:Blyth, Northumberland (d.28th April 1916)
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216945 Pte. Patrick Bell British Army 1st Btn. Irish Guards from:Dublin (d.5th Dec 1917) Patrick Bell born Cabinteely Co. Dublin, he died on 5th. December 1917 and is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral in France.
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216946 Rfmn. Patrick Bell British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles from:Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin (d.9th Aug 1915) Patrick Bell enlisted in Poplar, Essex. He was killed in action in Gallipoli
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