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Donald Simpson Bell VC | Grave
SECOND LIEUTENANT DONALD SIMPSON BELL VC Name: Donald Simpson Bell Regiment & Unit/Ship: Yorkshire Regiment 9th Bn. Date of Death: 10 July 1916 Age at Death: 25 years old Buried or commemorated at: GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE IV. A. 8. France Awards: Victoria Cross Additional Info: Son of Smith and Annie Bell, of Western […]
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THE STORY OF DONALD SIMPSON BELL VC When the British Army launched its great Somme offensive in the summer of 1916, few people could have envisaged the devastation battle would bring. The opening day alone saw British casualties of almost 60,000 and by the time the slaughter had ground to a bloody halt in the […]
Continue readingBradford Park Avenue Association Football Club and the First World War
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB 1914/15 Squad Bradford Park Avenue Football League and FA Cup Squad View 1914/15 Results Bradford Park Avenue Football League and FA Cup Results View Home Ground Park Avenue Football Ground, Bradford, Yorkshire View Players Served Bradford Park Avenue Players Served in the First World War View
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