9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
29/10/1892
Died:
01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
23
Summary
Robert James Bell was the son of William and Mary Jane Bell. He was born on 29th October 1892, the younger of two sons, both born at Crilly near Caledon. The 1901 census lists the family as farmers in Tullyblety, Ballymagran, County Tyrone. The family moved to Belfast. By 1911, the family were living in Dunmurray, near Belfast. Robert was a domestic servant and gardener.Pivate Robert Bell was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Somme on 1st July 1916.
Further Information
Robert James Bell was the son of William and Mary Jane Bell. William Bell and Mary Jane Knox were married on 21st October 1889 in the district of Dungannon.
Robert James Bell was born on 29th October 1892. He was the younger of two sons, both born at Crilly near Caledon.
Family: William George Bell, Mary Jane Bell, William Charles Bell (born 9th May 1891), Robert James Bell (born 29th October 1892).
The 1901 census lists Robert James as age 8, living with the family at house 3 in Tullyblety, Ballymagran, County Tyrone. His father was a farmer.
The family moved to Belfast.
The 1911 census lists Robert James as age 18, living with the family at house 108 in Dunmurray Town, Malone, Belfast. He was employed as a domestic servant and gardener.
Robert Bell enlisted in Belfast.
Private Bell arrived in France with the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 4th October 1915.
Private Robert Bell was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Somme on 1st July 1916.
Private Robert James Bell has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
