Difference between revisions of "Norman Leven Russell Bell"
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==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | The son of a substitute sheriff, Bell was born in Edinburgh. | + | The son of a substitute sheriff, Bell was born in Edinburgh.<ref>Bell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/99.|}} f. 102.</ref> |
| − | Bell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1905. | + | Bell was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 1 April, 1905. The Admiralty expressed its displeasure with Bell following a 1905 collision between the {{UK-1Landrail|f=t}} and the trawler ''Silent''.<ref>Bell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/99.|}} f. 102.</ref> |
| − | Bell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1913. | + | Bell was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 1 April, 1913.<ref>Bell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/99.|}} f. 102.</ref> |
| − | Bell was appointed to the {{UK-Vanguard|f=tp}} on 26 September, 1913 as navigator. Like several of her wartime officers, he remained in her a considerable time, fighting in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. Unfortunately, Bell's tenure proved too long, as died when she blew up in Scapa Flow on 9 July, 1917. | + | Bell was appointed to the {{UK-Vanguard|f=tp}} on 26 September, 1913 as navigator. Like several of her wartime officers, he remained in her a considerable time, fighting in her at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. Unfortunately, Bell's tenure proved too long, as died when she blew up in Scapa Flow on 9 July, 1917.<ref>Bell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/48/99.|}} f. 102.</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 26 March 2022
Lieutenant-Commander Norman Leven Russell Bell, R.N. (28 February, 1883 – 9 July, 1917) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
The son of a substitute sheriff, Bell was born in Edinburgh.[1]
Bell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1905. The Admiralty expressed its displeasure with Bell following a 1905 collision between the gunvessel Landrail and the trawler Silent.[2]
Bell was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1913.[3]
Bell was appointed to the battleship H.M.S. Vanguard on 26 September, 1913 as navigator. Like several of her wartime officers, he remained in her a considerable time, fighting in her at the Battle of Jutland. Unfortunately, Bell's tenure proved too long, as died when she blew up in Scapa Flow on 9 July, 1917.[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Bell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/99. f. 102.
- ↑ Bell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/99. f. 102.
- ↑ Bell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/99. f. 102.
- ↑ Bell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/99. f. 102.
