CYRIL ARTHUR BELL
Photograph courtesy of Barbara Whent.
Born: 12th December 1896, Ipswich.
Baptised on St. Valentine’s Day, 1897, at St. Margaret’s Church, Ipswich – family home at 105, Hervey Street, Ipswich.
Died: 1st October 1916; age 19; KiA.
Residence: 29, Holland Road, Ipswich.
Enlistment Location: Ipswich.
Rank: Private/Signaller; Service Number: 2881
Regiment: Suffolk Regiment, 4th Battalion, attached to 4th Field Survey Coy, Royal Engineers.
Medals Awarded: Victory & British War.
Cyril was killed at the same time as Charles Henry Adams.
The bodies were discovered in May 1922 at map reference 57c.S.5.c.8.6. The bodies were exhumed and identified by crosses marking their respective graves, and reburied at Caterpillar Valley British Cemetery.
CHARLES HENRY ADAMS was ranked a Gunner, 50661, for the Royal Field Artillery, attached to 4th Field Survey Coy. He served in France from the 27th July 1915. Charles was married to Mary, and they made their home at Plaistow.
Grave Reference:
VIII.J.11.
Longueval,
Somme,
France.
Relatives Notified & Address: Third son of Robert W. & Alice Bell, of 29, Holland Road, Ipswich.
CENSUS
1901 29, Holland Road, Ipswich.
Cyril was 4 years old and living with his parents & siblings.
Robert William Bell, 34, a Merchant’s Clerk, born Ipswich.
Alice Bell (nee Clarke), 32, born Stratford St. Mary, Essex.
Herbert Edgar Bell, 9, born Ipswich.
Harold Robert Bell, 6, born Ipswich.
Evelyn Hilda Bell, 2, born Ipswich.
1911 29, Holland Road, Ipswich.
Cyril was 14 years old, a Printing Apprentice. He was living with his parents & siblings.
Robert, 44, a Commercial Clerk.
Alice, 42.
Herbert, 19, a Grocer’s Assistant.
Harold, 16, a Printing Apprentice.
Evelyn, 12.
Muriel Alice Bell, 9, born Ipswich.
Harry James Bell, 7, born Ipswich.
Doris Phoebe Bell, 6, born Ipswich.
Laura Annie Bell, 1, born Ipswich.
Soldiers’ Effects to Robert W. Bell – father.
Cyril with his parents and siblings.
BR: Herbert Edgar, Cyril Arthur, Evelyn, Harold
MR: Doris, father Robert William, mother Alice.
FR: Muriel Alice, Laura Annie, William Charles, Harry James
THE SUFFOLK REGIMENT 1/4th Battalion Territorial Force:
4 Comments
Oh my word we are blown away by this. I believe Herbert Edgar, back row far left is my grandad and next to him, Cyril Arthur is my great uncle together with their siblings and my dads grandma and grandma.
Thank you Barbara. We have been looking into the family tree for a few years now and Josh, my son, has traced it way back but only just seen these photos.
So sorry Sally but Josh and I have established this wasn’t your grandad – we’re not related sadly.
This is very special to us as our father was named after Cyril.
Thank you uncle Richard Bell for sending this to us.
Sally Stubbs we think you may have the wrong Cyril Arthur.
So lovely to find this! Thank you. I did not know him, or any of his family, but Cyril Arthur Bell was my 2nd cousin twice removed. My grandmother was a Bell.