Ron Carson has provided the following:
William was the husband of Margaret of 33 George Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. They had two children: Sarah Jane, born 2 April 1914 and Evelyn, born 25 January 1918. William served with the 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers and was killed in action on 12 October 1917.
William was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, his citation reads:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He went out under heavy fire and traced and mended lines repeatedly and communications were greatly facilitated owing to his fine work’. (9 July 1917).
William Bell is remembered in Newcastle on NUT180
