BORN HULL 1888. SON OF PETER BEDELL (1853-1918) & SARAH BEDELL (1853-1916) OF 43 , SEATON STREET, HULL (1901 CENSUS) AND SPRING VILLA, HULL ROAD, ANLABY COMMON, HULL. (1911 CENSUS). HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS. SON OF A COW KEEPER. HE WORKED AS A BUSINESS ASSISTANT.
HE ENLISTED AT BEVERLEY AS 77118, 9TH RESERVE TERRITORIAL. TRANSFERRED TO THE 21ST TYNESIDE SCOTTISH, NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 19/10/1917, AGED 28. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE BILTON, GANSTEAD AND WYTON WW1 MEMORIAL, ST PETER’S CHURCH, BILTON.
| Name | George Spencely Bedell |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1888 |
| Death Date | 19 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Beverley, Yorks |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 21st Battalion (Tyneside Scottish) |
| Regimental Number | 35815 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 77118, 9Th Res. Terr. |
First name:
GEORGE SPENCELY
Military Number:
35815
Rank:
Private
Date Died
19/10/1917
Place died:
Bard Cottage Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age:
28
