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Captain Gerald Gordon Bell

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1890-06-11
Place of birth: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Mrs. Sydney Bell (mother), 37 Kent St., Ottawa, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Mechanical Engineer
Occupation (normalized): Mechanical Engineer, General

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank: Captain
Rank detail
  1. Captain (Air Force).
  2. Second Lieutenant (Air Force). 1917-01-09 ?
  3. Lieutenant, 38th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1915-02-01 ?
  4. Lieutenant (Air Force).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards

Distinguished Flying Cross
Date of award: 1918-11-02

Croix de Guerre avec Palme (Belgium)

Legion d'Honneur - Croix de Chevalier (France)

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 5951
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0100-S014
Uploader's Notes: Gerald "Gordon" Bell
Uploader's Research notes:

Extensively researched biography - Gerald Gordon Bell - Ref: Wikipedia

[Second Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps 22nd Squadron Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 38th Battalion Lieutenant Air Force Royal Flying Corps 150th Squadron Captain Air Force Royal Flying Corps 150th Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross Croix de Guerre avec Palms (Belgium) Chevalier of the Legion of Honour ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2009-03-22
Last modified: 2019-08-20