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Private Ernest Alexander Bell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1889-01-15
Place of birth: St. Catharines Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Florence Bell, wife, 43 Frederick Street, Hamilton, Ontario.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Painter
Address: 43 Frederick Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Religion: Methodist

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 931592
Rank detail

Private, No. 2 Canadian Construction Company, Canadian Forestry Corps (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 35815
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0610-S042
Uploader's Notes:

The No. 2 Construction Battaion (an all Black battalion) served in France with the majority of the men being assigned to the No. 5 Canadian Forestry Corps (Jura Group).

Name: BELL, ERNEST ALEXANDERRegimental number(s): 931592Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 610 - 42Date of Birth: 15/01/1889Attestation paper: Front of form - Back of form

The Legacy Voices Project. File to be digitized at LAC

Blacks in the CEF No02 Construction BN

Uploader's Research notes:

Name: BELL, ERNEST ALEXANDERRegimental number(s): 931592Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 610 - 42Date of Birth: 15/01/1889Attestation paper: Front of form - Back of form

The Legacy Voices Project. File to be digitized at LAC

Blacks in the CEF No02 Construction BN

[Private Army Canadian Engineers No. 2 Construction Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2007-05-22
Last modified: 2013-07-23