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Robert Brown Bell

In memory of:

Private Robert Brown Bell

August 8, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

2075449

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)

Additional Information


Born:

January 19, 1899

Son of John N. and Jessie Bell, of 91C, Lasalle Rd., Verdun, P.Q., Canada. Native of Larbert, Scotland.

Commemorated on Page 367 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

I. D. 1.

Location:

Hangard is a village in the Department of the Somme, in the valley of the Luce, between Domart and Demuin. The road to Villers-Bretonneux goes due North from the village, up a steep hillside. After a mile it passes between the two portions of Hangard Wood, and HANGARD WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY will be found at this point, on the side of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of ROBERT BROWN BELL– Photo from Ellie Thomas. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Circumstances of Death– Source: Library and Archives Canada.  CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames:  Bell to Bernaquez.  Mircoform Sequence 8; Volume Number 31829_B016718; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 152 Page 179 of 670.
  • Grave Marker

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