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Surname: BELL
Forename(s): Albert
Place of Birth: Thoralby, Yorkshire
Service No: 67050
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion
Division: 17th (Northern) Division
Age: 20
Date of Death: 1917-08-08
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. D. 11.
CWGC Cemetery: SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, FAMPOUX
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: STEETON-WITH-EASTBURN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Albert Bell was the son of John and Jane Bell, née Dinsdale. John was born at Sedbusk and Jane at Thoralby, Yorkshire.
1901 Thoralby, Yorkshire Census: Albert Dinsdale Bell, aged 5 years, born Thoralby, son of John and Jane Bell.
1911 Steeton, Yorkshire Census: 9, Whitley Head - Albert Bell, aged 15 years, born Thoralby, Yorkshire, son of John and Jane Bell.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Albert Bell, 67050, Notts & Derby R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Albert Bell, 67050, 10th Bn Notts & Derby R.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Albert Bell, 67050, 10th Bn Notts & Derby Rgt. Date and Place of Death: 8.8.17. In Action France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - John. £9 12s. 6d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Albert. Name(s) on card(s): Mrs Jane Bell. Relationship: Mother. Address: 1, Seedhill Terrace, Sheton [sic], Nr Keighley.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BELL, Albert, aged 21, Staffs. Regiment, Seed Hill Terrace, [Steeton], killed in action Aug. 8, 1917.
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Private Albert BELL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 17th (Northern) Division
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24 August 1917
BELL - August 8th 1917, killed in action on the Western Front, Private Albert Bell, Stafford Regiment, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, Seed Hill Terrace, Steeton, aged 21 years.
24 August 1917
ANOTHER STEETON SOLDIER'S SACRIFICE
On Saturday morning from a reliable source, Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, Seed Hill Terrace, Steeton, learned the sad news that their eldest son, Pte. Albert Bell, Stafford Regt., had been killed in action on August 8th on the Western Front whilst acting as a messenger.
The deceased soldier was within a month of his 22nd year. He was one of the first batch of Derby men called to the Colours at Keighley early in 1916, and had been in France for nearly a year.
Of a quiet and somewhat retiring disposition and never quite robust, the fallen soldier was, previous to joining the Army, employed in the piece room of Messrs. John Clough and Sons, manufacturers. He has a younger brother, Tom Bell, serving in the Navy.
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24 August 1917
STEETON SOLDIERS KILLED
Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, Seed Hill Terrace, received word on Friday morning, that their eldest son, Pte. Albert Bell, Staffordshire Regiment, had been killed whilst carrying a message in France. Pte. Bell, who was 21 years of age, in the first batch of Derby men that left Keighley about two years ago. Previously he was employed in the piece-room at Messrs. John Clough and Sons. Mr. and Mrs. Bell have another son who is in H.M. Navy.
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