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Fusilier
George Robert Hedley Bell
Known as Hedley
1912/05/17 - Born Belford, Northumberland
Son of George and Mary Bell
Occupation Tailor
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
9th Battalion
18th Division
Service
1940/08 the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, 9th Battalion HQ was at Coltishall and the platoons patrolled the Norfolk coast.
January 1941 the Battalion moved to Scottish Boarders for training.
1941/10/30 - Left Liverpool in Warwick Castle with Convoy CT.5. for Halifax
1941/11/08 - Arrived Halifax
1941/11/10 - Transferred to ‘USS Orizaba’ which was part of the William Sail 12X convoy, sailing to unknown destination.
1942/01/06 - Landed Bombay, India and travelled by train to Deolali for training.
1942/01/21 - Set sail in the ‘Felix Roussel’
5th February 1942 arrived Singapore
1942/02/15 - Singapore Surrendered
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1943/03/21 - Transported overland to Thailand with ‘D Force’, Train 55
Commander Lt-Col. G.G. Carpenter, 1 Cams. with Lt-Col. McEachern, A.I.F.
New PoW No. IV 11024
Tha Muang, Thailand
New PoW No. IV 2803
Died
Age 32
1944/08/01
Cause of Death Acute Enteritis (Inflammation of Intestines)
Tha Muang, Camp 4, Thailand
Loved Ones
Son of George and Mary Bell; husband of Mary Isabella Bell, of Ellingham, Northumberland
Memorial
8. A. 33.
KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY
Information
Nick Johnson
Sheilah Jenion
KEW:- WO 361/2172, WO 361/1531, WO 361/241, WO 361/1624/1, WO 361/1519, WO 345/4, WO 361/1521, WO 361/1954, WO 361/1979, WO 392/23, WO 361/1623, WO 361/1623, WO 361/2176
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