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Alexander Herbert Bell

In memory of:

Captain Alexander Herbert Bell

March 16, 1916

Military Service

Age:

28

Force:

Army

Unit:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)

Additional Information

Son of Maj. A. Bell (48th Northamptonshire Regt.) and Mrs. Bell. Husband of Ethel Bell, of The Hillside, Hassocks, Sussex.

Commemorated on Page 52 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

LOCRE CHURCHYARD
Belgium

Grave Reference:

I. E. II.

Location:

LOCRE CHURCHYARD is located 11.5 Km south west of Ieper town centre on the Dikkebusseweg (N375). From Ieper town centre the Dikkebusseweg is reached via Elverdingsestraat, straight over a roundabout onto J. Capronstraat (for 30 metres), then left along M. Fochlaan. Immediately after the train station, the first right hand turning is the Dikkebusseweg. On passing through the village of Dikkebus the road continues for 6 Km to the village of Loker. The church and churchyard are located at the side of the road in the village of Locre (Loker) itself.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyan. Mircoform Sequence 8; Volume Number 31829_B016718; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 152 Page 9 of 670

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyan. Mircoform Sequence 8; Volume Number 31829_B016718; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 152 Page 9 of 670
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of March 21, 1916.

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of March 21, 1916.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of March 22, 1916.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of March 22, 1916.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of April 22, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y114uvic#mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of April 22, 1916. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist58y114uvic#mode/1up
  • Photo of ALEXANDER HERBERT BELL– Photo from Denise Willis. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ALEXANDER HERBERT BELL
    Photo of ALEXANDER HERBERT BELL – Photo from Denise Willis. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Keith Boswell, England

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