Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.C. group of three awarded to Chaplain to the Forces the Reverend J. A. H. Bell, Army Chaplains’ Department

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Rev. J. A. H. Bell.) mounted as worn, together with the recipient’s related miniature awards, nearly extremely fine (3) £900-1100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to Chaplains formed by Philip Mussell.

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M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919.

James Arthur Herbert Bell was born on 20 September 1889 served during the Great War with the Army Chaplains’ Department in France from 1 May 1918, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 10 July 1919) in addition to being awarded the Military Cross. He died in 1982.

Sold together with a named card box of issue for the Great War campaign medals and a three year service chevron in envelope addressed to ‘Rev. J. A. H. Bell, Goathurst Rectory, Nr. Bridgwater, Somerset’, and post marked 24 March 1944, the envelope additionally annotated ‘My 3 year service chevron wear point up.’