Sir Maurice Bell, 3rd Baronet

Sir
Maurice Bell
3rd Baronet CMG, TD, DL, JP
Sir Maurice Bell 3rd Baronet CMG, TD, DL, JP
High Sheriff of Durham
	In office; 1921–1921
Preceded by	Sir Arthur Pease
Succeeded by	Sir John Storey Barwick
Personal details
Born	29 March 1871
Died	17 November 1944 (aged 73)
Parents	Sir Hugh Bell (father); Mary Shield (mother);
Relatives	Gertrude Bell (sister); Lowthian Bell (grandfather); Mary Bell (half-sister)
Education	Eton College
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1890-1918
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Yorkshire Regiment; 4th Bn Green Howards
Battles / wars	Second Boer War; World War I France; ;

Sir Maurice Hugh Lowthian Bell, 3rd Baronet, CMG, TD, DL, JP (29 March 1871 – 17 November 1944) was a British soldier.

Early life

Bell was the son of Sir Hugh Bell, 2nd Baronet and his wife Mary (née Shield). His older sister was Gertrude Bell. He was educated at Eton and in Paris and Germany.^[1]

Career

His business interests included being director of Dorman Long and Horden Collieries.^{[citation needed]}

He joined the British Army after Sandhurst in 1890 and was commissioned as second lieutenant. He was an officer in the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment. He saw active service in South Africa in 1900 when he volunteered to serve in a company attached to a regular battalion during the Second Boer War. Leaving Southampton for Cape Town in February 1900,^[2] he returned later the same year. He went to Flanders in 1915 as commanding officer of the 4th Bn Green Howards during the First World War, and was mentioned in dispatches twice. He was invalided home and awarded the CMG in 1916.^{[citation needed]}

For the remainder he was granted a command in England. He was High Sheriff of Durham in 1921. He succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet in 1931. He resided at Mount Grace Priory, Northallerton. Upon his death he was succeeded as Baronet by his nephew, Sir Hugh Bell, 4th Baronet (1923–1970).^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Obituary, The Times, Monday, 20 November 1944; pg. 6; Issue 49995; col E.
^ "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36069. London. 19 February 1900. p. 12.

Bibliography

"Col.Sir Maurice Hugh Lowthian Bell". Who Was Who, A & C Black: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (online ed.). Oxford University Press. December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
"Obituary". The Times (49995#col E). 20 November 1944.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by T. Hugh Bell	Baronet (of Rounton Grange and Washington Hall) 1931–1944	Succeeded by Hugh Bell

[1] Obituary, The Times, Monday, 20 November 1944; pg. 6; Issue 49995; col E.

[2] "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36069. London. 19 February 1900. p. 12.

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