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|Surname and forenames=Joyce Peter Bell
|Surname and forenames=Joyce Peter Bell
|Army number=4276086
|Army number=4276086
|Rank=L/Cpl
|Rank=Lance Corporal
|Date of birth=29/10/1919 in Durham, mother's maiden name Bell.
|Date of birth=29/10/1919 in Durham, mother's maiden name Bell.
|Age=0
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 15/2/1940.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/7/1940 and posted to the 11th Battalion DLI.  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Wounded.  Posted ? Battalion DLI on Brigade disbandment.  Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 27/12/1944.  Returned to the UK.  Relegated to theClass Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946.  Demobilised.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 15/2/1940.  Trf Durham Light Infantry 18/7/1940, Posted 11th Bn DLI.  Served Iceland.  Posted ? Bn DLI on Brigade disbandment.  Trf Royal Army Service Corps 27/12/1944.  Class Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946.
|Joined Brigade=18/7/1940
|Joined Brigade=18/7/1940
|Died/Killed in action=Death registered July 1989 in Durham Western District, aged 69.
|Died/Killed in action=Death registered July 1989 in Durham Western District, aged 69.
|Home address=Married Annie Nicholson in Durham Central District in Q3 1945.
|Home address=Married Annie Nicholson in Durham Central District in Q3 1945.
|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Age=69 At the time of his death.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Probably Rifleman or perhaps Storeman, given his later transfer.
|Promotions=None known beyond Lance Corporal.
|Wounded=Yes - Normandy - date not recorded.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Source table=11DLI
|Source table=11DLI
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 14 November 2025

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Name Joyce Peter Bell
Army number 4276086
Rank Lance Corporal
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth 29/10/1919 in Durham, mother's maiden name Bell.
Age 69 At the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 15/2/1940. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/7/1940 and posted to the 11th Battalion DLI. Served Iceland. Served Normandy. Wounded. Posted ? Battalion DLI on Brigade disbandment. Transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps 27/12/1944. Returned to the UK. Relegated to theClass Z Army Reserve 31/7/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Probably Rifleman or perhaps Storeman, given his later transfer.
Joined Brigade 18/7/1940
Promotions None known beyond Lance Corporal.
Wounded Yes - Normandy - date not recorded.
Prisoner of War Not as far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Death registered July 1989 in Durham Western District, aged 69.
Home address Married Annie Nicholson in Durham Central District in Q3 1945.
Source table 11DLI