This memorial page is dedicated to George William Bell, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

 

Name: Bell
First names: George William
Nickname: –
Date of birth: –
Place of birth: Nottingham
Residence: Nottinghamshire
Rank / Occupation: Rifleman
Identity tag: 5052552
Unit: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 9th Battalion
Date of death: 31 October 1944
Place of death: Liessel
Cause of death: –
Cemetery: Nederweert War Cemetery
Memorial site: –

Additional information

Grave location: II. A. 6.

Aged 28.

George William Bell’s field grave was situated near Hoogdonk L. 160 in Liessel. Also buried here were: Nicholas James Young, Walter Senior, Charles Novalites, Frank Robert Barnard, Richard Percy Whelan, Magnus Bain and Harry Crabb.

Markings of the graves near Hoogdonk L. 160 in Liessel. (Today: junction of Donkweg and Berktsedijk)
Markering van de graven nabij de Hoogdonk L. 160 te Liessel. (Heden: kruising Donkweg - Berktsedijk)

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