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Bernard William Vann VC | Graves
LIEUTENANT COLONEL B. W. VANN VC, MC & BAR Name: Bernard William Vann VC, MC & Bar Regiment & Unit/Ship: Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 8th Bn. attd. 1st/6th Bn. Date of Death: 3 October 1918 Age at Death: 31 years old Buried or commemorated at: BELLICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY II. O. 1. France Awards: […]
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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 […]
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