Service Details
Name:
BELL
Given Name:
OLIVER MELROSE
Initials:
O M
Service No:
134777
Rank:
Major
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
South African Engineer Corps
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Unit:
31 Road Construction Coy.
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Date of Death:
1943-04-07
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Age:
37
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Decorations:
M B E, Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
MBE LG Sup 18 February 1943 pg. 859; MID LG Sup 15 December 1942 pg. 5447
Additional
Information:
Son of William H. and Helen M. Bell; husband of Ileene P. C. Bell, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (B.Sc. Eng.); A.M.I.C.E.
Commemoration
Country:
Tunisia
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Cemetery:
SFAX WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
VI. E. 23.

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