Son of Robert and Letitia Bell; husband of Ada Bell (nee Yates), of 188, Tonge Moor Road, Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 2446, 1st/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned 20/11/1916.
Bell, James William –
Personal details
- Surname: Bell
- Forename: James William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 32
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 7th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Captain
- Unit: 21st (6th City) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Manchester Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.C. & Bar
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Tonge Moor Roll of Honour - Tonge Moor Congregational Church
- CWGC Memorial: Dompierre-sur-Helpe Communal Cemetery, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: In North corner.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/03/1917 13/04/1917 27/07/1917 22/11/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c-d* 6f-g* 6f* 6c/g*