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Bell R W H Pte 19746 3rd Norfolk Regiment

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Bell R W H Pte 19746 3rd Norfolk Regiment

BELL, ROBERT WILLIAM HARRY, Private, No. 19746, 3rd (Reserve) Battn. The Norfolk Regt., only s. of the late Robert William Bell, by his wife, Susie (63, Market Place, Great Yarmouth), dau. of the late Councillor Henry Laurance, of Great Yarmouth, co. Norfolk; b. 18 Dec. 1880; educ. Winchester House School, Great Yarmouth; joined the Suffolk Yeomanry at the age of 18; volunteered in the Norfolk Regt. 15 July, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 28 Feb. 1916; was wounded the following April, and was killed in action on the Somme 12 Oct. 1916; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bell P W Pte 10th King’s Liverpool Regiment

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Bell P W Pte 10th King’s Liverpool Regiment

BELL, PERCY WATTS, Private, No. 357640, 2/10th (Territorial) Battn. (Scottish) The Liverpool Regt., 6th s. of George Bell, of 151, Laird Street, Birkenhead, Joiner; b. Birkenhead, 5 Aug. 1892; educ. at Laird Street School there was a Clerk in the employ of Messrs. Matthew & Roberts, Liverpool; enlisted 30 March, 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Feb. 1917, and was killed in action 21 Aug. following, by a shell in his dug-out. Buried in Erquingham Churchyard, near Armentières. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was killed whilst entering his dug-out with another, who has since died of wounds, by a shell that dropped right in the doorway, and was killed outright; that is some brief and slight consolation to you that he felt nothing. As a soldier he was splendid, and very popular with all his comrades, and we shall feel his loss keenly. As his platoon commander I might tell you he was always ready and willing to do his duty, whatever task was set him.” He m. at Maidstone, Easter Saturday, 1916, Lilian Knight, dau. of (-) Johnson; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bell A V Pte 82316 Machine Gun Corps

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BELL, ALBERT VICTOR, Private, No. 82316, Machine Gun Corps, s. of the late William Bell, Ship Smith for the Mersey Dock and Harbour Board, by his wife, Mary (33, Mostyn Street, Poulton, Wallasey); b. Liverpool, 20 Oct. 1897; educ. St. Michael’s in the Hamlet there was employed as an Assistant with the Ureca Cereal Company; enlisted in Sept. 1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from Feb. 1917, and died at No. 11 Casualty Clearing Station 15 Oct. 1918. Buried in Duhollow A.W.S. Cemetery, Ypres. Sergt. P. Stewart wrote: “Your brother had been under me since last March, and I have had every opportunity of testing him, and I must say I could trust him better than I could trust myself. I had him recommended for promotion. We all miss him very much.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bell A M 2nd Lt Royal Flying Corps

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Bell A M 2nd Lt Royal Air Force

Source : Royal High School Of Edinburgh Roll Of Honour 1914-1918

BELL, ARCHIBALD McCUTCHEON, 2nd Lieut., Royal Air Force, s. of William Bell, of Balnacoil, Corstorphine, Hatter and Hosier, of 35, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, by his wife, Margaret, dau. of the late Peter Watson, of Paisley; b. Glasgow, co. Lanark, 15 July, 1899; educ. Royal High School, Edinburgh; joined the Royal Flying Corps as Cadet in Nov. 1917; graduated Pilot 2nd Lieut. Royal Air Force in Dec. 1918, and died at Balnacoil, Corstorphine, 29 March, 1919, of pneumonia following influenza. Buried in Corstorphine Churchyard; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Beesley A B 2nd Lt Royal Flying Corps

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BEESLEY, ANTHONY BLYTON, 2nd Lieut., Royal Air Force, 2nd s. of Clarence Beesley, of Redners, Exmouth, Surgeon, by his wife, Margaret Ellen, dau. of the late John H. Wood; b. Exmouth, co. Devon, 1 Jan. 1900; educ. Epsom College; gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Naval Air Service 16 Dec. 1917, obtaining his Wings 12 April, 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, and died at the V.A.D. Hospital, Huntingdon, 1 Dec. 1918, of septic pneumonia, following influenza. Buried in Hampstead Parish Church Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Beddow J F H Captain 4th Essex Regiment

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BEDDOW, JOHN FREDERICK HEBER, M.A., B.Litt. (Oxford), Capt., 4th (Territorial) Battn. The Essex Regt., s. of George Beddow, Head Master of Tyldesley Council School No. 2, co. Lancaster, by his wife, M. Mary, dau. of C. Evans, of Point House, Neyland; b. Boothstown, near Manchester, 2 Dec. 1887; educ. Manchester University, and Jesus College, Oxford: was an active member of the O.T.C., Manchester University, 1907-10, and Oxford, 1910-12; obtained a commission on the Unattached List as 2nd Lieut. when a Master at King Edward VI. Grammar School, Louth, and was subsequently promoted to Lieut. and Capt. when in command of the County School, Cambridge, O.T.C. After the outbreak of war Capt. Beddow was gazetted to the Essex Regt., and served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Egypt and Palestine; was wounded 3 Nov. 1917, in the advance on Gaza, but remained on duty, and refused to leave his post, and and was killed the same day at Gaza. Buried in the Gaza Military Cemetery; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

BEDDOW, JOHN FREDERICK HEBER. Son of George Beddow, Tyldesley, Lancs. Born 1887 at Tyldesley. Leigh P.T.C. M.U.: 1907; M.A. (2nd Cl. History Hons.) 1912; O.T.C. June 1908 to Sept. 1911. Jesus Coll., Oxford; Asst. Master Louth G.S.; Senr. Master County S., Cambridge (O.C. School O.T.C.). Gaz. 1911; Unattd. List (T.F.) and 4th Bn. Essex R.; Capt.; Egypt, Western Front, and Palestine. Killed 3rd Nov. 1917 at Gaza, Palestine.

Source : Manchester University Roll Of Service 1914-1918

Beaver P G Staff Sergt 1268 Army Ordnance Corps

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Beaver P G Staff Sergt 1268 Army Ordnance Corps

BEAVER, PERCIVAL GRANVILLE, Staff-Sergt., No. 1268, Army Ordnance Corps, s. of Charles Herbert Beaver, of Greenwich, S.E., by his wife, Charlotte Fleming, dau. of James Cole; b. Greenwich, S.E., 26 April, 1887; educ. Bellevue House there; was an Electrical Engineer; enlisted 7 Aug. 1916; served with the Salonika Army from Jan. 1917, and died at No. 80 General Hospital, Salonika, 30 Sept. 1918, from illness contracted while on active service. Buried in the Hortiach Cemetery, Salonika. A comrade wrote: “I can truthfully say he was the best-liked N.C.O. in the camp, and as a chum he was unsurpassable.” He m. at St. Silas Church, Waverley Park, S.E., 11 Nov. 1916, Doris Kathleen (114, Drakefell Road, New Cross, S.E.), dau. of William Geere; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Beaumont H Sergt 12979 1st King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

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BEAUMONT, HAROLD, Sergt., No. 12979, 1st Battn. (4th Foot) The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regt.), s. of the late Willie Beaumont, by his wife, Sarah Elizabeth (-); b. Longwood, near Huddersfield, co. York, 11 Oct. 1887; was an Electrical Engineer; volunteered for active service soon after the outbreak of war, and enlisted in the Royal Lancaster Regt. in Sept. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from July, 1915; was subsequently appointed Instructor of the Lewis Gun School in France; rejoined his regiment in Oct. 1918, and was killed in action at the capture of Pressiens, near Valenciennes, 2 Nov. following. Buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension there. His Commanding Officer wrote: “Your brother was killed instantly by machine-gun fire whilst commanding a platoon, just after a most successful attack by the company. I had known him for some months, but it was the first time he had actually served under me in the line, and I was much struck by his coolness under fire and his good leadership.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Beattie W M 2nd Lt 2nd Highland Light Infamtry

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Beattie W M 2nd Lt 2nd Highland Light Infamtry

BEATTIE, WILLIAM MARSHALL, 2nd Lieut., 9th (Territorial) Battn. The High-land Light Infantry, yst. s. of the late Jonathan Beattie, Building Contractor, by his wife, Isabella (Glendale Road, Wooler, co. Northumberland), dau. of the late George Arkle, of Seahouses; b. Wooler aforesaid, 30 May, 1895; educ. Duke’s School, Alnwick, co. Northumberland; was on the staff of The British Linen Bank, Ayr; joined the Highland Light Infantry 26 Jan. 1915; after a period of thorough training at Dunfermline, Glasgow, Stirling and in Essex, was gazetted 2nd Lieut. to his own regiment 1 March, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from the following Oct., and was killed in action at Neuve Eglise 10 April, 1918. Buried where he fell. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was indeed a splendid fellow, and such a soldier as we ean ill afford to lose at this critical time. The way in which he led and fought his platoon was magnificent. He always enjoyed the confidence of all ranks under his com-mand, a quality which stood the test when the real trial came last week. His comrades, officers and men all mourn his loss,” and another officer: “His death came as a great blow to us all. He was killed while gallantly reconstructing the line.. He was loved and admired by his men, and his qualities were esteemed by us all. In his death we feel that we have lost a true friend and a very gallant gentleman. Yours is the satisfaction of knowing that he considered it sweet and pleasant to have died for his country.” He was a keen lover of sports, and took a great interest in the sports of the regiment; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Beanlands F A Pte 54072 23rd Middlesex Regiment

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Beanlands F A Pte 54072 23rd Middlesex Regiment

BEANLANDS, FREDERICK ALEXANDER, Private, No. 54072, 23rd (Service) Battn. The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regt.), s. of William Beanlands, of 59, Millbrook Road, Lower Edmonton, N., by his wife, Florence, dau. of Frederick Grimaldi; b. Clerkenwell, E.C., 23 Sept. 1899; educ. Croyland Road School there; was employed in the Powder Mill at Waltham Abbey; enlisted in Nov. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 2 April, 1918, and was killed in action there 13 Oct. following; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5