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Bell, Eric Norman Frankland
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Bell, Eric Norman Frankland
Date Of Birth
28 Aug 1895
Age
20
Birth Place
Enniskillen, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Resided Place
Enniskillen, Ireland; Bootle, Lancashire, Ireland; England
Date
1 Jul 1916
Date Of Death
1 Jul 1916
Fate
Killed in action
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9th Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, attached Light Trench Mortar Battery. Son of Captain E H Bell, of 22, University Road, Bootle, Liverpool.
Rank Name
Temporary Captain
Rank (2nd)
Temporary Major
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
9417 (V.C.); Issue: 29765 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Thiepval, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Battalion
9th (Service) Battalion (County Tyrone), attached Light Trench Mortar Battery
Commemorated
Thiepval Memorial, France
Place of Death
Thiepval, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31/10/2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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