Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Lieutenant K. L. Bell, South Staffordshire Regiment

1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (Lt., S. Staffords) official correction to initials. mounted as worn, good very fine (15) £120-160

Born Kenneth Leon Bell Nowakowski in Hammersmith in 1918, he served during the war using the surname ‘Bell’ before officially changing his surname to Bell in 1950 (London Gazette 24 February 1950). At this time he was employed as a Commercial Agent, living at 88 Denning Avenue, Waddon, Croydon, Surrey.

As a Cadet from the O.C.T.U. he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the South Staffordshire Regiment in August 1941 (London Gazette 2 September 1941) and was promoted to a War Substantive Lieutenant in October 1942. Awarded the Efficiency Medal in 1950 (London Gazette 13 June 1950). Bell died in Southend, Essex in 1999.

With identity disk; metal badges (2); cloth badges (3) shoulder badges of the London Division (Bow Bells), Staffords Division and the Indian Armoured Division; buttons (2) and officer’s pip. Medals and badges etc. mounted on a board. Together with copied gazette extracts and miscellaneous notes.