CANADIAN PARA Bell, William Nelson

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Bell ​

• FORENAME

William Nelson ​

• UNIT

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• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

B/133045 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

27th August 1944 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bayeux War Cemetery, France XVI.C.20 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 05.04.1922 Arthur, Ontario, Canada​

son of Harold John (1896-1973) and Annie Isobel Bell (1903-1969), Arthur, Ontario​

grammar school education​

civil occupation farmer/construction work​

single upon enlistment​

17.09.1942 entered service Toronto, Ontario​

06.01.1943 1st Can. Para Regt.​

DOW Normandy ​

Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus, Ontario, Canada (Memorial)​

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