Born Market Weighton, East Yorkshire, 1898. Son of Peter Weatherill Bell and Elizabeth Ann Bell, of Southgate, Market Weighton, Yorkshire.
He enlisted in Hull. Served in the Lincolnshire Yeomanry. Lost on the Arcadia Transport with his brother, Farrier, David Bell, ER Yeomanry. Buried in Greece, on 15/04/1917, aged 19.
| Name | Robert Bell |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Market Weighton, Yorkshire, 1898 |
| Death Date | 15 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Egypt – Mikra Memorial, Greece |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line |
| Battalion | Lincolnshire Yeomanry |
| Regimental Number | 18230 |
| Type of Casualty | Died on HM Transport Arcadian, which was full of forces and hit by a German torpedo. His brother, Farrier, David Bell, ER Yeomanry was lost on the same ship. |
| Theatre of War | Egyptian Theatre |
First name:
ROBERT
Regiment:
Military Number:
18230
Rank:
Private
Date Died
15/04/1917
Place died:
MIKRA MEMORIAL, GREECE
Age:
19
