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Born in 1888. Died on 13 Mar 1945. Buried in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.
- Birth and Heritage
- Education
- Travel and Mountaineering
- Archaeological Work
- Photography
- Cartography
- Charles Doughty-Wylie
- The Love Affair
- Doughty-Wylie’S Death at Gallipoli
- Hospital Work at The Outbreak of The First World War
Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell was born on 14 July 1868 at Washington New Hall in County Durham, the daughter of Sir Hugh Bell and Mary Shield, and the granddaughter of eminent industrialist, Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell. Elected Lord Mayor of Newcastle in 1875, Sir Isaac owned several iron, steel and aluminium works and factories throughout the countr...
For a young woman in the late nineteenth century, Gertrude’s education was extremely privileged. From the ages of fifteen to seventeen, she attended the exclusive Queen’s College School for girls in London’s Harley Street, established in 1848, and the first institution in Britain to offer the opportunity for girls to gain academic qualifications. I...
In May 1892, Gertrude embarked on her first major voyage to Persia (now Iran), beginning a lifetime of travel that encompassed two round-the-world trips (1897–8 and 1902–3), and numerous journeys to the Middle East, which continued until her death in Baghdad (1926). She was enchanted by the Persian surroundings and people, writing in a letter to he...
Gertrude’s interest in archaeology was initially sparked on a holiday in Greece (1899), during which she first met David Hogarth – an established archaeologist, and a key figure in Gertrude’s later experiences during the First World War. Her fascination with archaeology grew during her journey to Jerusalem (1900), but was cemented with her journey ...
During these journeys, Gertrude became a skilled photographer, documenting her travels and archaeological explorations through her images as well as through her writing. She became a member of the Royal Photographic Society, which enabled her to develop her films professionally. Gertrude carried two cameras with her at all times, and took panoramic...
As well as archaeological work and excavation, Bell was also interested in mapping the uncharted regions through which she travelled. To aid her in this, she undertook a course in survey methods and map projection at the Royal Geographical Society (1907), and returned to the East to travel a route that curved round the Druze mountains from Damascus...
During her 1907 archaeological trip to Turkey with Sir William Ramsay to revisit the Binbirkilise, Gertrude met Charles Doughty-Wylie, who would soon become the love of her life. Major Charles Doughty-Wylie of the Royal Welch Fusiliers– known as Dick to his friends – had served in the Boer War, the East Africa campaign of 1903, and in Tientsin duri...
After meeting in 1907, Gertrude and Dick kept in touch, having discovered in each other a mutual love of the culture and history of the Middle East. In the spring of 1912, the two met in London when Dick arrived, without his wife, to take up the position of director-in-chief of the Red Cross relief organisation. During this brief period, Gertrude w...
On 26 April 1915, the second day of the Gallipoli campaign, Charles Doughty-Wylie was shot and killed instantly by a sniper during a successful attack organised and led by him and another officer, Captain Garth Walford (who was also killed) Unaware of his fate, Gertrude continued to write to Dick, only learning of his death when she visited London ...
In November 1914, followingthe outbreak of the First World War, Gertrude began work in a hospital at thehouse of Lord Onslow in Clandon Park, Surrey, which was filled primarily withwounded Belgian troops. However, much to her dismay, Gertrude’s role was purelyadministrative, and involved none of the nursing she longed to do. In a letterto her mothe...
Mar 16, 2020 · Richard Chevalier “Dick” Bell. Birth. 1928. Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, USA. Death. 16 Mar 2020 (aged 91–92) Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA. Burial Details Unknown Add to Map. Memorial ID. 208343545. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 0. Flowers 0. Created by: Jim Dugan. Added: Mar 23, 2020.
The isolated grave lies just south of the road junction one mile north of Hamer House, at a point where the road crosses the beck. Park on the bridge and follow the stream east for about 20 yards.
Age 31. Son of Donald Steven and of Helen Steven (nee Waters); husband of Margaret Mowat Steven (nee MacLeod) of Dingwall Ross and Cromarty. Buried at the time in Bombay (Sewri) Cemetery.
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He is buried in Pinecrest Cemetery in Ottawa. The family home, "Fairfields", 3080 Richmond Rd. where he was born and died was donated to the city of Ottawa in 2000. Fairfields Heritage Property was built in the 1840s.
