Charles Penman Scott | Graves

LANCE CORPORAL S/7525 C. P. SCOTT Name: Charles Penman Scott Regiment & Unit/Ship: Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 11th Bn. Date of Death: 10 August 1916 Age at Death: – Buried or commemorated at: GORDON DUMP CEMETERY, OVILLERS-LA BOISSELLE III. M. 1. France Awards: – Additional Info: – Service Record: View Record A high-resolution (non-watermarked) digital […]

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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 Bell VC

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 […]

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