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Lieutenant John Mercer Grimshaw Bell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1891-09-04
Place of birth: Belfast County Antrim Ireland
Next of kin: Richard Bell ’Bellevue’, Sooke, B.C.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Clerk
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-10-11
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Terlincthun British Cemetery, V. D. 17.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 40129
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Rank detail
  1. Lieutenant (Air Force).
  2. Gunner (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Military Cross

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 4024469
LAC ID: 36215
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0617-S043
Uploader's Notes: Son of Richard and Annie Stewart Bell, of Maple Cottage, Sooke, British Columbia, Canada. Late of Ireland.
Uploader's Research notes: [Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 1st Brigade Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps 7th Squadron ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2014-10-10