Private George Bell

Army Number: 31651

Battalion: 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born and lived at Bishop Auckland, County Durham. Son of William and Isabella Bell, of 12, Ladysmith Street, Bishop Auckland. He enlisted at Bishop Auckland and was killed in action, 3rd September 1916, aged 19, during the attack on the German positions at Beaumont Hamel during the Battle of the Somme.

Buried Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel, France. Plot 2. Row E. Grave 5.

Private George Bell is also commemorated on the following memorials:-
St. Peter’s Church Stained Glass Window Church War Memorial, Bishop Auckland, County Durham.