DEATH IN ACCIDENT
AIRMAN FROM MATAMATA (Special to Times) MATAMATA, Friday Reported killed as the result of a flying accident at a southern aerodrome. Sergeant R. Bell was the third son of Mrs M. G. Bell and the late Mr ' J. Bell, of Te Poi, Matamata. Like his father, he evinced an early interest in aviation. He resigned from the police force to join the Air Force a few days before such resignations were prohibited. He was an original member of the Te Poi Boy Scouts, and later became assistant scoutmaster. He was very popular in the district, and was always ready to lend a hand in social activities. The late Sergeant-Pilot Bell was 26 years of age.
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Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 21931, 9 January 1943, Page 4
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