Bell, Albert Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Albert Henry |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Henry and Susannah Bell, of Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2458 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stoke-On-Trent (Hanley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3402. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John Chapter 15 verse 13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 937637 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Main Gate of UK Fire & Rescue Service College, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Slate Plaque |
Memorial Text | The Fire Service College Moreton in Marsh England, Royal Air Force Moreton-in-Marsh 1941-1959. Long ago it was and yet who amongst us dare forget |
Miscellaneous Information
From 149 Sqn |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7835 (P360802/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1941 |
End Date | 24-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Moreton-in-Marsh |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | On a combined night cross-country and bombing practice over the Radway ranges. Reported to have completed the bombing phase when, at 0112, the Wellington went out of control and crashed into Ufton Wood, NE of the hamlet of Ufton and 5 miles ESE of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. |