Name
Private Clifford William Bell
Born
1896-09-14
From
Dunkeld, ON
Occupation
Cheesemaker
Religion
Presbyterian
Death
1918-09-02
Where Died
Cambrai, France
Killed
Killed in Action - "While advancing with his company towards the objective, this soldier was hit by an enemy machine gun bullet and almost instantly killed."
Cemetery
Awards
Good Conduct Badge
Monument
Find more people
Service Record 1
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
651607
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Enlisted
Enlistment Date
1916-01-31
Link
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
For more information about Clifford W. Bell, and the artifacts featured below, visit the Bruce County Museum's Online Collections.
Online Collections Link
Sources & Links
Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce BattalionHistory of the County of Bruce Vol. 2
Ontario Vital Statistics
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
News Clippings
160th Enlistment Card
Clifford and Norval Bell
Christmas Day 1916 menu / program, Roster p. 12
"Bruce in Khaki" nominal roll
Their Last Letters Home
Kincardine News article
Walkerton Telescope, Oct. 24, 1918
