Honours and Awards

Issued to Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Members

BELL, David George

Mentioned in Despatches

BELL, David George, ERA 3/c, A-2506, RCNR, HMCS Columbia

Issued: 9-Jan-1943, Canada Gazette

“Throughout his period of service at sea in the North Atlantic, Engine Room Artificer 3/c Bell has displayed outstanding zeal, efficiency and devotion to duty.”

British Empire Medal

BELL, David George, ERA 3/c, A-2506, RCNR, HMCS Columbia

Issued: 29-May-1943, Canada Gazette

"By his coolness and business-like approach to a difficult situation, this rating proved of the greatest help and set an example to others during the salvaging of the S.S. Matthew Luckenbach.