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Private William Bell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Bell, William
Date of birth: 1889-09-01
Place of birth: Beattock Dumfriesshire Scotland
Next of kin: Mrs Charles Seaton, sister. 18 Crichton Place, Friar Street, Perth, Scotland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Telegraph Operator
Occupation (normalized): Telegrapher
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1917-10-21
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, XXV. J. 16A.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 430338
Highest Rank: Private (123rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-09 to 1917-10-21
  2. Sapper (Army). 1916-01-06 to 1917-05-08
  3. Private (Army). 1915-03-04 to 1916-01-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded October 21, 1917 at Ypres

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 432062
LAC ID: 36614
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0624-S031
Uploader's Notes: Son of William Bell and Grace Marshall Bell of Beattock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Uploader's Research notes:

Circumstances of Death

3rd Pioneer Battalion Nominal Roll

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 48th Battalion Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 3rd Pioneer Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-05-03