Heather Pauline Bell (Miss)

Second Subaltern Heather Pauline Bell
03 Apr 1921 - 25 Jun 2013
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Subaltern Heather Bell (C Nutting)
Biography

Heather married Maurice Richard Nutting in 1954 in Westminster.

Postings
Unit or location Role Posted from until
Reigate Hill Instation Operator 17 Jun 1943 20 Jul 1944
Canwick Hall Instation Operator Unknown Unknown
National ID
EKRW 161/3
Regiment
The Auxiliary Territorial Service
Military number
294922
Commissioned or Enlisted
18 Sep 1943
Occupation

Secretarial work

Career

She was interviewed by Beatrice Temple 17 June 1943. Beatrice Temple records she was informed by Olga that Heather had a heart attack 18 Nov 1943. These dates would place her at Reigate. 

Thanks to her family who showed us her hand written note inside "The Last Ditch" by David Lampe it appears she also served in Ormskirk, Lincolnshire.

After the war she stayed in contact with the Henniker family who owned the Thornham Magna estate in Suffolk, so she may well have spent time there as an operator. Her photo shows she was promoted to subaltern. She remained in the ATS until 29 Sept 1944.

In 1949 she travelled to the then Celyon now Sri Lanka.

She returned to the Army, initially in the ranks, before being recommissioned into the Women’s Royal Army Corps in the early 1950s.

Address
The Rosary, Uckfield, Sussex. Later Yew Tree Farm, Clock House Lane, Nutley, Sussex
Other information

In 1939 she is helping with ARP casualty services.

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Heather Bell copy of The Last Ditch (from Charlie Nutting)
References

1939 Register

 Beatrice Temple Diary

London Gazette

London Gazette

London Gazette

London Gazette 

Stepson Charlie Nutting