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George Bell

Rank:PrivateNumber:27013*
Ship/Rgn/Sqn No:01st Bn
Name of Rgt or Ship:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Died:03/12/1917Age:38
How Died:Killed in Action
Country of burial:France
Cemetery or Memorial:Cambrai Memorial, Louverval
Town Memorial:Sale
Extra Information:
Born during the June quarter 1878 in the York R.D. - ref: 9d/62, the son of
John & Ann Bell.

1881 Census - Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire.   Son - aged: 3 - born: Yorkshire.
   Head of household - John Bell - Married - aged: 29 - occ: Agricultural
Labourer - born: Thorpe Green, Yorkshire.    Also - Ann Bell - Wife - aged:
29 - born: Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire.    Plus - 2 siblings.

1891 Census - Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire.   Son - aged: 13 - Scholar - born:
Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire.    Head of household - John Bell - Married -
aged: 39 - occ: Grocer - born: Thorpe Underwood, Yorkshire.    Also - Ann
Bell - Wife - aged: 39 - occ: Assistant in business - born: Thurgarton,
Nottinghamshire.    Plus - 7 siblings.

1901 Census - 69 Meadow Street, Moss Side, Manchester.   Boarder - aged: 23
- occ: Cheese Factor - no record of place of birth.

Married Alice Eleanor Page during the March quarter 1907 in the Barton upon
Irwell R.D. - ref: 8c/958.

1911 Census - 4 Edward Street, Sale.   Head of household - Married - aged:
33 - occ: Canvasser for the King Edward Memorial Fund, Salford - born:
Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire.   Also - Alice Eleanor Bell - Wife - aged: 33 -
born: Canterbury, Kent.   Plus their 3 children - Kathleen Anne - aged: 3
years, Lydia Alice, aged: 2 years & George William Spittlehouse, aged: 2
months - all born at Salt, Cheshire.

Formerly 45735 Cheshire Rgt.

Missing after an engagement.

The 1915 Sale Directory lists - George Bell - Traveller.

Post War, his widow resided at 22 Princes Drive, Sale Moor.

Memorials found on:
St. Anne's (Sale Moor)
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