A Small Collection of Medals to the R.F.C., R.N.A.S., R.A.F. and F.A.A.

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.