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Bruce Edwin Bell

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Bruce Edwin Bell

August 21, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/70130

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

January 3, 1920

Son of Edward Frederick and Anna Gordon Meen Bell, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 135 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OXFORD (BOTLEY) CEMETERY
Berkshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Plot I/2. Grave 52.

Location:

Botley is 2 miles west of the city of Oxford in the civil parish of North Hinksey. Leave the Oxford Western bypass (A34) at the Botley interchange and take the exit signposted Oxford A420. At the traffic lights bear left then immediately right into North Hinksey Lane. The entrance to the cemetery is about 200 yards along on the right hand side.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Bruce Edwin Bell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Bruce Edwin Bell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Bruce Edwin Bell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Bruce Edwin Bell is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell– Less formal

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    Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell – Less formal
  • Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell– January 3, 1920 - August 21, 1943

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    Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell – January 3, 1920 - August 21, 1943
  • Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell– Bruce in RAF frame

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    Photo of Bruce Edwin Bell – Bruce in RAF frame
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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