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John Bell

Private

Service No. 7979

Age Unknown

Died on 29 October 1914

Yorkshire Regiment

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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Jean Spence

I will never forget you. I wish we could have met but it was not to be. I wear your ring with love and pride.

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Jean Spence

I WOULD LIKE TO COMEMORATE THE LIFE OF PRIVATE JOHN BELL, PRINCESS OF WALES YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DATE OF DEATH 29/10/1914. SERVICE NO 7979. YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, PAREL 33. WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. I WISH I COULD HAVE MET YOU - MY GRANDAD.

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Henry Harrison

John, O valiant heart, who to your glory came….your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

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John, I am not aware of the precise circumstances of your death, nor what caused it, but, as a former soldier in the 1st and 7th Battalions ...

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