Private William Bell

Private William Bell, 1st/4th (Border) Battalion, Kings Own Scottish Borderers. He was killed in action in Palestine, aged 27, on 18th April 1917 during the Second Battle of Gaza. The Battalion were in trenches prior to the attack on “Outpost Hill” scheduled for the next day when a shell killed him and Private Frier from Selkirk. He is commemorated on the Jerusalem Memorial. He had been born in Melrose and was the son of Isabella and the late Robert Bell of Comslie farm. Galashiels. Before enlisting in Lauder he had been employed as a farm servant at East Mains, Lauder. The photos show the Borderers in Palestine.

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