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Colonel Sir Maurice Hugh Lowthian Bell Bart

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Colonel Sir Maurice Hugh Lowthian Bell Bart

Birth
Death
17 Nov 1944 (aged 73)
Burial
East Rounton, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England Add to Map
Plot
plaque in church; grave in churchyard
Memorial ID
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3rd Baronet
Son of Sir Hugh Bell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary (née Shield). His older sister was Gertrude Bell.
He was an officer in the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment.
He saw active service in South Africa in 1900 when he volunteered to serve in a company attached to a regular battalion during the Second Boer War. Leaving Southampton for Cape Town in February 1900, he returned later the same year.
He went to Flanders in 1915 as commanding officer of the 4th Bn Green Howards during the First World War, and was mentioned in dispatches twice. He was invalided home and awarded the CMG in 1916.
He was High Sheriff of Durham in 1921. He succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet in 1931. He resided at Mount Grace Priory, Northallerton. Upon his death he was succeeded as Baronet by his nephew, Sir Hugh Bell, 4th Baronet (1923–1970).
3rd Baronet
Son of Sir Hugh Bell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary (née Shield). His older sister was Gertrude Bell.
He was an officer in the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment.
He saw active service in South Africa in 1900 when he volunteered to serve in a company attached to a regular battalion during the Second Boer War. Leaving Southampton for Cape Town in February 1900, he returned later the same year.
He went to Flanders in 1915 as commanding officer of the 4th Bn Green Howards during the First World War, and was mentioned in dispatches twice. He was invalided home and awarded the CMG in 1916.
He was High Sheriff of Durham in 1921. He succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet in 1931. He resided at Mount Grace Priory, Northallerton. Upon his death he was succeeded as Baronet by his nephew, Sir Hugh Bell, 4th Baronet (1923–1970).


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