John Henry Forrest-Bell grave monument in Abbey Church Cemetery, Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland
John Henry Forrest-Bell grave monument: legible names and details
| full name | burial date | age | birth date | relationship | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Priest John Henry Forrest-Bell | 1914 | 57 | 1857 | first name on monument | |
Mary Jane Forrest-Bell | 1951 | daughter-in-law of John Henry Forrest-Bell | Wife of Fabian Anthony Forrest-Bell | ||
Fabian Anthony Forrest-Bell | 1947 | 52 | 1895 | son of John Henry Forrest-Bell | Inscription:Son of the above Rector of Fordwich; in Kent. Lt. Black Watch 1914 - 18 war. DRAFT - Fabian Anthony Forrest Bell, the younger son of the Rev. John Henry Forrest Bell and his wife, Harriet, was born on 25th January 1895 and was baptised on 25th July that year. He had one elder brother, Frederick, and a younger sister completed the family in 1900. Both boys attended Ellesmere College, Shropshire and Fabian arrived there in September 1905 along with twenty one other new boys. Amongst his direct contemporaries that term were John Benoy, who served in the military through both world wars and ended up as Governor of Eritrea, and Beverley Groser, who was to make a tremendous name for himself in the ecclesiastical world, especially during World War Two when his views were sought by Cabinet Ministers and others in the Government of the time. Another contemporary, Harold Rudge, died during the conflict. Fabian was allocated to the ‘Arthur’ dormitory and this was his home for the next eight years – an extraordinarily long residence at that time of the college’s development. Academically, we know that he sat and passed his Preliminary, Junior and Senior Oxford Local Examinations over the years. He was awarded various prizes over the years including Form II Church History (1908), Form IV Divinity & Church History (1909) and Form VI Church History & English Essay (1912). He was an active member of The Debating Society, a popular form of entertainment amongst the boys at the time, and he went on to take on the post of Secretary in his last year. He trod the boards in two Shakespearian Society productions A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1907) and Julius Caesar (1912) and took on the role of Editor of The Ellesmerian magazine in late 1912, overseeing five issues. He was appointed prefect and also sat on the Games Committee as he was also a sportsman of some repute. Fabian represented his dormitory in football and hockey but also rose to be a member of the 1st XI team in the latter sport. His performance as the outside right in the 1913 season was recorded in the ‘Ellesmerian’ as follows A very useful wing man who did much good. Centres accurately and gets ahead at once. Is inclined occasionally to take the ball too far down the wing. Very keen. On the cricket pitch he played for both the 2nd XI and 1st XI teams, being awarded his full Colours. He left the college in 1913. Misfortune struck the family a year later when his father died. From the limited military records available we have been able to determine that he originally enlisted with the 4th Battalion Royal Highlanders in the rank of Private # 5052. He was promoted Lance Corporal but was put forward for a commission. The Ellesmerian (April 1917) records that … has recently been gazetted to a commission in The Black Watch and is at present stationed at Ripon. His appointment as 2nd Lieutenant 4th Battalion Black watch was effective 24th January 1917 and he arrived for active service in France on 28th September. He saw service at Ypres and on The Somme and was very badly wounded on Good Friday 1918 when in action near Villers – Brettonneux. He was promoted Lieutenant effective 25th July. Fabian survived his wounds, although they would cause him discomfort for the rest of his life and were the cause of his eventual death. He relinquished his commission on 11th September 1918 and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant. He was awarded The Silver War Badge, The Victory Medal and The British War Medal. He immediately enrolled at St. Chad’s Theological College, Durham University and graduated B.A. in 1921. In December 1922 he was ordained deacon at Aberdeen and appointed priest in charge at the church of St. Margaret’s, Aberdeen. He moved on in 1925 to the incumbency of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Inverkeithing, Perthshire, remaining there until 1929 when he moved to The Priory Church, South Queensferry, West Lothian. On October 1st that year he married Mary Robson at Ripon Cathedral. She was the District Commissioner of The Girl Guides of Ripon. The couple remained in South Queensferry and by the time they left Fabian had, by all accounts, completely restored the priory which was one of the oldest and most beautiful Carmelite prioires in the country. It was in early 1938 that Fabian and Mary moved to the other end of the country and took up residence in Elmstone in Preston, Kent. Whilst here they were very much involved in the local community and Fabian had only been in office for some six months before he was elected chairman of the newly formed local cricket club. In April 1944 Fabian handed over the incumbency and moved to the parish of Fordwich, Canterbury. He died on November 15th 1947 – his death being directly attributed to the wounds and injuries he sustained in 1918. His funeral took place at Coupar Angus, where he had grown up and his father had been Rector for so long. His wife, Mary, died four years later. They did not have any children. Family: Father John Henry ( - 1914) Clergyman Mother Harriet Helen Murray (1865 – 1927) nee Rowland (tbc) Siblings Frederick Harvey Murray (1890 – 1960) Monica M D (1900 - ) Wife Mary Jane ( - 1951) nee Robson Children None Photographs Sources Ellesmere College Headmaster’s Register Ellesmere College Roll of Honour, p. 14/15 Ellesmerian Magazines: Dec 1905, p. 147 Dec 1907, p. 172,188 Jun 1908, p. 45 Dec 1908, p. 100 Mar 1909, p. 7 Jun 1909, p. 32 Nov 1909, p. 65 Dec 1909, p. 89,90 Nov 1910, p. 3 Nov 1911, p. 121 Mar 1912, p. 18,86 Apr 1912, p. 41 Jun 1912, p. 54 Jul 1912, p. 71 Nov 1912, p. 89,91,95 Dec 1912, Mar 1913, p. 117 Apr 1913, p. 138,146 Jun 1913, p. 155,157,160 Jul 1913 Nov 1913, p. 184,196 Apr 1917, p. 259 Jan 1948, p. 54 www.ancestry.co.uk England Births & Baptisms 1813 – 1910 WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards Silver War Badge records National Probate Calendar, 19948, p. 424 1901 Scotland Census 1911 Census Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1932 West Yorkshire Marriages and Banns 1813 – 1935 www.gravestonephotos.com Grave 394622, Abbey Church, Coupar Angus The London Gazette 10th August 1918, p. 9427 10th September 1918,p. 10642 Durham University WW1 Roll of Service The Dover Express 7th January 1938, p.10 20th May 1938, p. 11 26th August 1938, p. 10 30th September 1938, p.11 21st October 1938, p. 15 23rd December 1938, p. 7 6th January 1939, p. 11 10th February 1939, p. 10 29th September 1939, p. 6 28th April 1944, p. 4 The Dundee Evening Telegraph 7th October 1931, p. 6 12th March 1938, p. 6 Aberdeen Journal 12th July 1923, p. 4 19th December 1923, p. 3 30th September 1924, p. 2 The Dundee Courier 19th May 1900, p. 8 29th December 1922, p.4 23rd August 1923, p. 5 29th February 1925, p.4 31st October 1929, p.12 30th April 1935, p.14 17th November 1947, p. 4 18th November 1947, p.4 2nd February 1948, 2 Whitstable Times & Herne Bay Herald 2nd December 1944, p. 8 Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer 10th September 1929, p. 8 3rd October 1929, p. 8 6th September 1951, p. 2 The Yorkshire Evening Post 1st October 1929, p. 8 The Birmingham Daily Post 24th April 1918, p. 8 |
Harriet Helm Murray Forrest-Bell | 1927 | 62 | 1865 | wife of John Henry Forrest-Bell |
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