Parade to remember young Moira soldier killed in Aden

A special remembrance parade and service will take place near Moira next month to mark the 50th anniversary of the death in service of Guardsman Trevor Bell.
Guardsman Trevor Bell.Guardsman Trevor Bell.
Guardsman Trevor Bell.

Trevor was killed in an ambush on April 20, 1967 during the uprising against British Crown forces in the former colony of Aden (now part of Yemen).

Brought up in the Meadow Road area of Moira, Trevor joined the Irish Guards as a boy soldier and was soon deployed to Aden where during his service he received a mention in dispatches for his bravery.

In tribute to their fallen comrade, members of the Ulster Branch of the Irish Guards Association will parade to Trummery Graveyard on Sunday, April 9 at 12 noon.

The parade will form up at the DB Tiles car park and will return following the service.

“The Bell family are well known in Moira and are delighted that we are honouring the memory of Trevor,” a spokesman for the Irish Guards Association Ulster Branch said.

Veterans who served and were with him on the evening of his death will be present at the service. The Senior Padre from Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn will conduct a short service at the graveside followed by wreath laying,” he added.

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