Bell was born in Markham, Ontario on September 7, 1932 and was the son of Charles and Caroline Bell. Prior to Bell’s service, the family had moved to Whitchurch to a property at R.R. 4 (Concession 6 and Vandorf Side Road). Bell went to school in Markham and worked in Leaside before enlisting. Bell served in Korea for eight months after joining the Canadian Army in 1951. Bell’s death was reported in the Tribune on June 18, 1953, stating that he had died in Korea from wounds received while fighting in heavy front-line action. He had been wounded in the leg on May 24, 1953 and was unable to recover, dying 12 days later. In June 1988 a 35th anniversary tribute was held for Trooper Bell after his friend Bill Sandiford alerted the Royal Canadian Legion Stouffville Branch No. 459 that Bell’s name had not been included on a cross at the cenotaph. The ceremony for Bell also prompted the Town to add the inscription “Korea 1950 – 1953” to the memorial. Bell received the Canadian Korea Medal and the United Nations Service Medal (Korea). Bell is buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Dong-gu, South Korea and memorialized on the Korean Veterans National Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery in Brampton, Ontario.