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Donald Simpson Bell's Victoria Cross
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Gravestone with inscription 'Second Lieutenant D.S. Bell V.C. Yorkshire Regiment 10th July 1916 Age 25 Add to board
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Donald Simpson Bell's Gravestone

Donald Simpson Bell's gravestone at Gordon Dump Cemetery in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, near Albert in Northern France. Most war graves have a cross engraved under the name dedication, but Donald's shows the Victoria Cross instead.

Image: © Terry Macdona