Bell, Harry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 04-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Harry Bell and Bertha Bell (née Hollingsworth). Husband of Betty Bell (nee Carpenter), of Cudworth., whom he married in August 1942. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | EB387 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dodworth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 72. |
Epitaph | LOVING MEMORIES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1527170 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 10 Novermber 1920 Barnsley, Yorkshire. Former Pupil of Barnsley Grammar School. Remembered on the school's WW2 Memorial. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1942 |
End Date | 04-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Recalled because of the weather only to crash into trees just short of the main runway |