BELL, William White
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Known as:
Dingle
Rank:
Acting Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Fusiliers
Service:
Army
Number:
6461342
P.O.W. number:
18612
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Monday, November 22, 1920
Birthplace:
Paisley, Scotland
William White Bell, a Civil Servant from Paisley, enlisted into the Armed Forces on 12 April 1939, later volunteering for the commandos. Lance Corporal Bell, No.2 Commando 6 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 during Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, subsequently confirmed prisoner of war. Embarked for the raid on motor launch ML 192.
Sources
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/43.
Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/43.
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/11.
German Record Cards of British PoW's / National Archives file WO416/26/257 (Front Stalag 133).
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/24/2.
St. Nazaire Society / James Dorrian.
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