Henry Bell
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Henry Bell was born in 1887 in Nottingham and was the son of Charlotte Chapman (Formerly Bell), of 52, Garden St., Radford, Nottingham, and the late Alfred Bell. He had a sister Lily born in 1890 also in Nottingham. Henry married Caroline Freeman in 1908 in Nottingham, she died in 1918 in Nottingham, she was 33 yrs of age.
Private Henry Bell, served with the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, he was reported missing, later confirmed killed in action on 8th November 1914Y, having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
Obituaries published in the Nottingham Evening Post on 12th June 1916:- “BELL. – Private H. Bell, 11, Argyle-street, reported missing November 8th, 1914, now officially reported killed. Silently mourned. – From his sorrowing wife and child. “BELL. – Private H. Bell, reported missing November 8th, 1914, now officially reported killed. – From his sorrowing mother, father, sisters, and brothers Above obituaries courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918 His brother Private Ernest Bell, enlisted in Nottingham and served with the 1/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire) Regiment (Robin Hood Rifles). He was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, on 1st July 1916, he has no known grave and his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
