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The Grave of Donald Bell VC, Gordon Dump Cemetery
THE GRAVE OF DONALD SIMPSON BELL VC Donald Simpson Bell was a former professional footballer who won the British Army’s highest decoration awarded for valour, the Victoria Cross, on 5 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. Bell is believed to have been the first English professional player to enlist during the First World War, later earning […]
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