Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Andrew Bell
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 827797
- Rank: Greaser
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Stephen Furness
- Unit/Ship: Mercantile Marine Reserve
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 13.12.1917
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Plymouth Naval Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 25
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth:
- Address: 24 Herons Lane, Lochee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
David Bell
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
Margaret McIntosh Bell, 24 Herons Lane, Lochee
More about Andrew Bell
Andrew has no known grave but is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. He was serving aboard H.M.S. Stephen Furness which was requisitioned by the Admiralty for use as a Squadron Supply Ship (1915) and later as an Armed Boarding Steamer. She sank at 16:15 on 13 December, 1917 of the West Coast of the Isle of Man. The ship was enroute from Lerwick to Liverpool for repairs when she was struck by a torpedo from German Submarine UB-64.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson
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