A Second World War M.B.E. and Long Service Group of Eight to Warrant Officer A.H. Bell, Royal Air Force, Late West Yorkshire Regiment, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member's (M.B.E.), 2nd type, breast Badge, silver; 1914-15 Star (Sjt., W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Sgt., W. York. R.); Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf, both privately inscribed, 'W./O. A.H. Bell, R.A.F.'; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (Sjt., 11/W. York. R.); Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, G.VI.R. (Cpl., R.A.F.), the earlier awards good fine, the remainder extremely fine, with an R.A.F. Badge, gilt and enamel (9)

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A Second World War M.B.E. and Long Service Group of Eight to Warrant Officer A.H. Bell, Royal Air Force, Late West Yorkshire Regiment, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member's (M.B.E.), 2nd type, breast Badge, silver; 1914-15 Star (Sjt., W. York. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Sgt., W. York. R.); Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf, both privately inscribed, 'W./O. A.H. Bell, R.A.F.'; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (Sjt., 11/W. York. R.); Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, G.VI.R. (Cpl., R.A.F.), the earlier awards good fine, the remainder extremely fine, with an R.A.F. Badge, gilt and enamel (9)

Lot Essay

M.B.E. London Gazette 11.6.1942.

Mention in Despatches London Gazette 1.1.1942.

Warrant Officer Alfred Herbert Bell, M.B.E., was a pre-War regular in the West Yorkshire Regiment and served in the 11th Battalion from 1915-18, including operations in Italy for which he was awarded his M.S.M. (London Gazette 2.6.1919 refers). Joining the Royal Air Force in 1920, he was awarded his L.S. and G.C. Medal as a Corporal in 1937 and advanced to Warrant Officer on the outbreak of hostilities. Subsequently employed at various stations within the U.K., he was awarded the M.B.E. in June 1942 and left the Service in 1946.