Bell, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Esther Bell, of Doag, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P2087 |
Markings | KM-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 21. F. 10. |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 624554 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/447/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1940 |
End Date | 07-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Krefeld |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed near Munster, Germany. |