A11108
Canadian Army, Perth Regiment
Canadian Postal Corps
Private

Born: December 8th, 1911, Tavistock
Died: December 25th, 1942, Killed in an accident, England
Attended: Tavistock Public and Continuation School
After School: Worked at Adam Mohr's Bakery, Tavistock
Enlisted: September 10th, 1939, Stratford
Trained: A member of Perth Reserve Regiment in Stratford before enlisting
Served: England
Family: Only son of John Stewart Bell and Matilda Brodrecht
Married: Lillian Graham, November 18th, 1939, Stratford
Comments: a lover of band music - member of Tavistock Citizen's Band, Perth Reserve Regiment Band; Member of Knox United Church; among the first from Tavistock to enlist for active duty in the Canadian Army shortly after Canada declared war; transferred from the Perths to the Postal Corps in September 1942
Buried: Brookwood Military Cemetery, England. 39.C.6

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