Pte
Wilfred Alan Bell
Information about birth
Date of birth: 01/07/1894 |
Place of birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
Profession: Plumber |
Religion: Church of England |
Army information
Country: Canada |
Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 772327 |
Enlistment place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
Units: — Canadian Infantry, 1st Bn. (Ontario Regiment) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 06/11/1917 |
Place of death: Mosselmarkt, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Age: 23 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: Panel 10 - 26 - 28. |
Points of interest 3
#1 | Place of birth | ||
#2 | Enlistment place | ||
#3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
"Killed in Action." After reaching the final objective, this soldier was hit in the neck and shoulder by machine gun bullets, fired from a low flying enemy plane, and was almost instantly killed.
More information 2
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/922106 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=aacb145a-66a5-4f1c-9fa2-7d06ce546a84 |