Arthur BELL (1)

Main CPGW Record

Surname: BELL

Forename(s): Arthur

Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire

Service No: 267987

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Cheshire Regiment

Battalion / Unit: 1/6th Battalion

Division: 39th Division

Age: 21

Date of Death: 1917-07-05

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. L. 50.

CWGC Cemetery: BRANDHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Arthur Bell was the son of William and Margaret Bell (née - ). William was born at Kendal and Margaret at Crook, Westmorland.

1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: Havra Park - Arthur Bell, aged 5 years, born Barnoldswick, son of William and Margaret Bell.

1911 Norden, Lancashire Census: 498, Edenfield Road - Arthur Bell, aged 15 years, born Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, son of William and [stepson of] Clara Bell. [William had married Clara Gorton in 1911.]

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Arthur Bell, 57588, 15186, 267987, Ches. R.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Arthur Bell, 57588, Ches R., Infantry Base Depot; 15186, Ches. R., Infantry Base Depot; 267987, 6 Ches. R.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Arthur Bell, 267987, 6th Cheshire. Date and Place of Death: 5.7.17. Belgium. In action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - William. £8 10s. 11d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Arthur. Name(s) on card(s): Miss Edna Bell. Relationship to soldier: Sister. Address: 14, Brickground, Norden, Nr Rochdale.

Arthur is commemorated on Norden War Memorial.

A short biography of Arthur is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19 Records

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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