Name
Clifford William Bell
Born
1896-09-14
Birth Place
Dunkeld, ON
Occupation
Cheesemaker
Religion
Presbyterian
Died
1918-09-02
Death Place
Cambrai, France
Death
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."
Other Residence
Awards
Good Conduct Badge
Monument
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
651607
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Company
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-01-31
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
651607
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-03-28
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
651607
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-04-03
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
- (a) Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion- (b) History of the County of Bruce Vol. 2
- (c) 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
The Kincardine Reporter, September 12, 1918
The Kincardine Reporter, September 26, 1918
