Norman Leven Russell Bell

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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

  1. ↑ Bell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/99. f. 102.
  2. ↑ Bell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/99. f. 102.
  3. ↑ Bell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/99. f. 102.
  4. ↑ Bell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/99. f. 102.


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