The David Laban Collection of Great War Awards

Three: Private D. Bell, Army Cyclist Corps and Royal Scots, who was later commissioned into the Royal Air Force

1914 Star (83 Pte. D. Bell. A. Cyc. Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (83 Pte. D. Bell. A. Cyc. Corps.) good very fine, the 1914 Star extremely rare to the Army Cyclist Corps (3) £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Laban Collection of Great War Awards.

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David Bell was born in 1896 and served with the Army Cyclist Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 November 1914, arriving just in time to qualify for a 1914 Star. He also served with the Scottish Rifles with Service No. 25560. He transferred to the Royal Air Force and trained as a pilot, being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force on 28 February 1919.