letter
Description: Letter from L.C. Forgie, Secretary NZ War Graves Commission, to an unidentified recipient regarding the loss of 26773 Pte Percy Bell, Auckland Regt, 1NZEF, KIA on 4 October 1917 during the Battle of Broodseinde. The letter informs the recipient that 'search parties organised by the Imperial War Graves Commission' have been unable to locate Percy Bell’s grave. The recipient is most likely to be next-of-kin, probably Bell’s brother John, as their father John Bell, Snr. resided in Liverpool. John Jnr. And Percy had run a cabinetry business on Ponsonby Rd, Auckland.
Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 2020.18.2Accession Date: 28 Sep 2020Description: Letter from L.C. Forgie, Secretary NZ War Graves Commission, to an unidentified recipient regarding the loss of 26773 Pte Percy Bell, Auckland Regt, 1NZEF, KIA on 4 October…