Corporal Edward Bell was the son of _ Bell and Annabelle (Wortley) Bell, of Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Aldershot is 37 mi SW of London. No connection to California for this soldier.
Edward sailed for France with Company K of the 38th Infantry of the 3rd Division from Hoboken, NJ aboard the USS President Lincoln on 30 Mar 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his sister Jessie (Bell) Grundy at 227 Nott Terrace in Schenectady, NY. Edward's sister, Jessie, was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England 18 Feb 1882 and immigrated from Liverpool arriving New York 15 Feb 1910. She already had an 11-year-old son, Clarence Bertram Grundy. She was listed as a widow everywhere I found her.
By 22 Jul 1918 the 3rd Division had pushed north of the Marne River to a line with the Bois de Chanois on their left and the town of Jaulgonne at a bend in the the Marne River on their right.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2, New York, lists Corporals: Bell, Edward, from Schenectady, as Killed in Action 22 Jul 1918. Edward is listed from Schenectady because that's where his sister, Jessie, lived and she was his "Person to contact in case of emergency".
Cpl. Edward Bell, AEF SN# 2395449, Co K. 3rd Battalion, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 6th Brigade, 3rd Division, AEF.
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
KIA while serving as an Squad Leader with Co K. during the 3rd Battalion, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment's attack on enemy held positions while in the Forêt de Fère south of Côte (Hill) 210, just north of the French town of Chartèves, France during The Aisne-Marne Offensive on the morning of Monday, July 22nd, 1918.
Upon Cpl. Bell's death, Cpl. Bell was initially interred at Grave #51 outside of Chartèves, France and was finally reinterred at Grave #27, Row #13, Section A. at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France on the afternoon of Friday, October 6th, 1922.
Edward sailed for France with Company K of the 38th Infantry of the 3rd Division from Hoboken, NJ aboard the USS President Lincoln on 30 Mar 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his sister Jessie (Bell) Grundy at 227 Nott Terrace in Schenectady, NY. Edward's sister, Jessie, was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England 18 Feb 1882 and immigrated from Liverpool arriving New York 15 Feb 1910. She already had an 11-year-old son, Clarence Bertram Grundy. She was listed as a widow everywhere I found her.
By 22 Jul 1918 the 3rd Division had pushed north of the Marne River to a line with the Bois de Chanois on their left and the town of Jaulgonne at a bend in the the Marne River on their right.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2, New York, lists Corporals: Bell, Edward, from Schenectady, as Killed in Action 22 Jul 1918. Edward is listed from Schenectady because that's where his sister, Jessie, lived and she was his "Person to contact in case of emergency".
Cpl. Edward Bell, AEF SN# 2395449, Co K. 3rd Battalion, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 6th Brigade, 3rd Division, AEF.
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
KIA while serving as an Squad Leader with Co K. during the 3rd Battalion, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment's attack on enemy held positions while in the Forêt de Fère south of Côte (Hill) 210, just north of the French town of Chartèves, France during The Aisne-Marne Offensive on the morning of Monday, July 22nd, 1918.
Upon Cpl. Bell's death, Cpl. Bell was initially interred at Grave #51 outside of Chartèves, France and was finally reinterred at Grave #27, Row #13, Section A. at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France on the afternoon of Friday, October 6th, 1922.
Corporal Edward Bell was the son of _ Bell and Annabelle (Wortley) Bell, of Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Aldershot is 37 mi SW of London. No connection to California for this soldier.
Edward sailed for France with Company K of the 38th Infantry of the 3rd Division from Hoboken, NJ aboard the USS President Lincoln on 30 Mar 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his sister Jessie (Bell) Grundy at 227 Nott Terrace in Schenectady, NY. Edward's sister, Jessie, was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England 18 Feb 1882 and immigrated from Liverpool arriving New York 15 Feb 1910. She already had an 11-year-old son, Clarence Bertram Grundy. She was listed as a widow everywhere I found her.
By 22 Jul 1918 the 3rd Division had pushed north of the Marne River to a line with the Bois de Chanois on their left and the town of Jaulgonne at a bend in the the Marne River on their right.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2, New York, lists Corporals: Bell, Edward, from Schenectady, as Killed in Action 22 Jul 1918. Edward is listed from Schenectady because that's where his sister, Jessie, lived and she was his "Person to contact in case of emergency".
Cpl. Edward Bell, AEF SN# 2395449, Co K. 3rd Battalion, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 6th Brigade, 3rd Division, AEF.
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
KIA while serving as an Squad Leader with Co K. during the 3rd Battalion, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment's attack on enemy held positions while in the Forêt de Fère south of Côte (Hill) 210, just north of the French town of Chartèves, France during The Aisne-Marne Offensive on the morning of Monday, July 22nd, 1918.
Upon Cpl. Bell's death, Cpl. Bell was initially interred at Grave #51 outside of Chartèves, France and was finally reinterred at Grave #27, Row #13, Section A. at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France on the afternoon of Friday, October 6th, 1922.
Edward sailed for France with Company K of the 38th Infantry of the 3rd Division from Hoboken, NJ aboard the USS President Lincoln on 30 Mar 1918. His person to contact in case of emergency was his sister Jessie (Bell) Grundy at 227 Nott Terrace in Schenectady, NY. Edward's sister, Jessie, was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England 18 Feb 1882 and immigrated from Liverpool arriving New York 15 Feb 1910. She already had an 11-year-old son, Clarence Bertram Grundy. She was listed as a widow everywhere I found her.
By 22 Jul 1918 the 3rd Division had pushed north of the Marne River to a line with the Bois de Chanois on their left and the town of Jaulgonne at a bend in the the Marne River on their right.
Newspapers of the day and Soldiers of the Great War, Volume 2, New York, lists Corporals: Bell, Edward, from Schenectady, as Killed in Action 22 Jul 1918. Edward is listed from Schenectady because that's where his sister, Jessie, lived and she was his "Person to contact in case of emergency".
Cpl. Edward Bell, AEF SN# 2395449, Co K. 3rd Battalion, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment, 6th Brigade, 3rd Division, AEF.
Awarded the Purple Heart Medal for actions against the enemy.
KIA while serving as an Squad Leader with Co K. during the 3rd Battalion, 38th U.S. Infantry Regiment's attack on enemy held positions while in the Forêt de Fère south of Côte (Hill) 210, just north of the French town of Chartèves, France during The Aisne-Marne Offensive on the morning of Monday, July 22nd, 1918.
Upon Cpl. Bell's death, Cpl. Bell was initially interred at Grave #51 outside of Chartèves, France and was finally reinterred at Grave #27, Row #13, Section A. at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France on the afternoon of Friday, October 6th, 1922.
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