A Good Military Cross, Belgian Croix de Guerre and Egyptian Order of the Nile 3rd Class Group of Seven Medals, awarded to Captain (Major) William Ivor Bell, Royal Engineers, comprising Military Cross in case of issue, 1914-15 Star named CAPT. W.I. BELL. R.E., British War Medal and Victory Medal (mid) named MAJOR W.I.BELL., Belgian Croix de Guerre in case of issue, Order of the Nile 3rd Class by Lattes in case of issue, and 1939-45 War Medal in box of issue to Lt.Col.W.I.Bell, Rhodesia, together with photocopies of the Supplement to the London Gazette, Record of War Service and other research material.

**Lt.Col.William Ivor Bell was born in Glasgow in 1890. He was a student of George Watson College, Edinburgh, a member of the Cadet Corps 1905-1908 and gained a B.Sc. in 1914. On the Outbreak of War he gained a commission with the Royal Engineers as 2nd Lieutenant. He was awarded the MC in 1917, the Belgian Croix de Guerre in 1919 and was twice mentioned in despatches.
Following the War he took up a position as a Civil Engineer with the Irrigation Department, Blue Nile Division, at Makwar, Sudan and was the recipient of the Order of The Nile 3rd Class conferred on him by the King of Egypt, in recognition of valuable services rendered in connection with heightening the Assuan Dam.