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Private Wesley John Bell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-06-04
Place of birth: Logoch Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Alfred James Bell, father, Minnedosa, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Car Checker
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-04-09
Cause of death: Died of wounds
Buried: Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery, II. B. 13.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 424500
Highest Rank: Private (5th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army).
  2. Private, 5th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1917-04-09
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: at No. 1 Canadian Field Ambulance. Vimy Ridge

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 305177
LAC ID: 36582
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0624-S004
Uploader's Notes: Son of Alfred J. and Amelia A. Bell, of Minnedosa, Manitoba. Born at Scotia, Manitoba. Originally enlisted with the 45th Battalion.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database

See his memorial page on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial [Private Army Canadian Infantry 45th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion D Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-02-28