The Great War Memorial Plaque to 2nd Lieutenant B. G. A. Bell, Royal Flying Corps, who was killed in action while serving as a pilot in No. 48 Squadron in April 1918

Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (Benedict Godfrey Allen Bell), with Buckingham Palace forwarding message, extremely fine
£200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to the R.F.C., R.N.A.S., R.A.F. and F.A.A..

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Benedict Godfrey Allen Bell was killed in action on 6 April 1918, while serving as a pilot in No. 48 Squadron, his Bristol F2b being downed in a combat with three Fokkers over Lamotte - he is believed to have fallen victim to Leutnant H. J. Wolff of Jasta 11. Bell has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Flying Service Memorial.