CEF Soldier Detail

Battalion Sergeant-Major Benjamin Thomas Bell
Died: November 29, 1926

Regimental Number:
18001
Survived War:
 Yes
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 23rd Reserve Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Bombay
Country:
 India
Next of Kin:
Elizabeth Bell, mother. Noyes Crossing, Alberta
Address at Enlistment:
Alberta
Date of Birth:
July 24, 1886
Trade or Calling:
Telephone workman
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Place of Enlistment:
 Valcartier, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
September 24, 1914
Age at enlistment:
28
Height:
 5 Feet 8 Inches
Chest:
 37 Inches
Expansion:
 2 1/2 Inches
Religion:
 Church of England
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Survived
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
November 29, 1926
Age at Death:
40
Buried at:
 Unknown
Plot:
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
Research Notes
9th Battalion Nominal Roll
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Battalion Sergeant-Major Canadian Infantry 23rd Reserve Battalion
Battalion Sergeant-Major Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion
Battalion Sergeant-Major Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion
Battalion Sergeant-Major Canadian Infantry 9th Battalion Headquarters
Colour Sergeant Canadian Infantry 9th Battalion A Company

Son of Benjamin Bell and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Bell (nee Carter); husband of Ethel Bell

Discharged April 18, 1916 Medically Unfit