Captain Robert de Hougham Mark Bell

1895 - 1916  (20 years)

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• Name	Robert de Hougham Mark Bell
  Title	Captain
  Born	16 Nov 1895	Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Bef 1 Jan 1916	France   [1]
  WW1: †KIA. Lieutenant 10th Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps, *mentioned in despatches 1 Jan 1916. KIA 3 Sep 1916 - aged 20 Captain Bell was killed in action in 1916 at Guillemont during the Battle of the Somme ( see http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/somme/guillemont.html ). The font in All Souls' Church, South Ascot, was carved and presented as a memorial to him, together with six further stained glass windows of six soldier saints representing the allied nations of the Great War. The memorial reads "To the glory of God the windows and this font are placed here in loving memory of Robert de Hougham Mark Bell aged 20.  Capt.  A Batt K.R.R.C.   He fell at Guillemont Sept. 30th.  1916" --- Rev Sebastian Jones (rector of All Souls' Church) The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records his parents as Col. Mark Bell, V.C., C.B., A.D.C., R.E. and Margaret Bell, of Earlywood Lodge, Ascot, Berkshire. The church memorial records his rank as Captain and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records it as Lieutenant. The latter may represent his substantive rank and the former a provisional rank
  Died	3 Sep 1916	Guillemont, Somme, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France
  Buried	Aft 3 Sep 1916	London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Somme, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France   [2]
  	Reference 9.A.25
  Person ID	I1378	Roy~Royes | Hougham, Mordaunt, Royes
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Mark Sever Bell, VC CB ADC           b. 15 May 1843, Sydney, NSW, Australia           d. 26 Jun 1906, Easthampstead, Berkshire, England  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Nora Margaret Boger           b. Est 1869, Plymouth, Devon, England           d. 14 Apr 1953  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1890	Knightsbridge, London, England   [3]
  	St Paul, Wilton Place
  Notes	Nora Margaret Bell occurs in some records as Margaret Nora Bell. She was known as Margaret. In the 1891 census there is some confusing data when compared with other information we have: Name R'ship Age Birth place Nora M Bell Head 32 Stonehouse, Devon Alfred H M Bell son 9 Ireland L????? R M Bell daughter 8 Ireland Robert de H Bell son 5 Devonport, Devon Laura J de H Bell daughter 2 Devonport, Devon There were also 5 servants. Alfred should be Anthony, Laura should be Ianthe. This is not a transcription error so who completed the census information? We have no other information about the daughter (LRM) whose name is unreadable - did she not live to adulthood?
  Family ID	F1275	Family Group  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Nov 1895 - Stoke Damerel, Plymouth, Devon, England Military Service - WW1: †KIA. Lieutenant 10th Bn King's Royal Rifle Corps, *mentioned in despatches 1 Jan 1916. KIA 3 Sep 1916 - aged 20 Captain Bell was killed in action in 1916 at Guillemont during the Battle of the Somme ( see http://www.ww1battlefields.co.uk/somme/guillemont.html ). The font in All Souls' Church, South Ascot, was carved and presented as a memorial to him, together with six further stained glass windows of six soldier saints representing the allied nations of the Great War. The memorial reads "To the glory of God the windows and this font are placed here in loving memory of Robert de Hougham Mark Bell aged 20.  Capt.  A Batt K.R.R.C.   He fell at Guillemont Sept. 30th.  1916" --- Rev Sebastian Jones (rector of All Souls' Church) The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records his parents as Col. Mark Bell, V.C., C.B., A.D.C., R.E. and Margaret Bell, of Earlywood Lodge, Ascot, Berkshire. The church memorial records his rank as Captain and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission records it as Lieutenant. The latter may represent his substantive rank and the former a provisional rank - Bef 1 Jan 1916 - France Died - 3 Sep 1916 - Guillemont, Somme, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France Buried - Aft 3 Sep 1916 - London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Somme, Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] Doug Aman, Victoria Cross Research. [S336] Commonwealth War Graves Commission  London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval 9.A.25. [S135] England and Wales FreeBMD 1837-1915.