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Eric Courtney Bell

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • Eric Courtney AWMM
    • Eric Courtney Public - Margaret - Other Relative - 27 June 2015 - Eric Courtney Bell was my uncle and all family records show there was only one 'e' in his second name! Thank you for including his information on your site - it is very emotional to see it but also makes me very proud, as I know his parents, brother and sister would be too...
  • Surname
    Bell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII NZ4213100 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 August 1921 Martyn Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Martyn
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs J. C. Bell, Springvale Road, Wanganui. AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was Orcades AWMM

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Eric Bell was the son of James Courtney Bell, and of Isabella Alice Bell (nee Comrie), of Wanganui, New Zealand.

    Attended Wanganui Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 January 1943 Martyn
    Age 22 AWMM
    Woodbourne, Marlborough Martyn
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Air Accident AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM Q. 2. 57. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Sources

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    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM

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11 June 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
27 June 2015MargaretMarton, New ZealandOther Relative

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