Editing Donald Simpson Bell (section)

{{Short description|English footballer, school teacher & army officer (1890-1916)}}
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{{Infobox military person
|name=Donald Simpson Bell
|birth_date= {{birth date|1890|12|3|df=y}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|1916|7|10|1890|12|3|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Harrogate]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], England
|death_place=near [[Contalmaison]], France
|placeofburial=Gordon Dump Cemetery, France 
|placeofburial_label=
|image=VCDonaldSimpsonBell.jpg
|caption=Donald Simpson Bell as depicted on a [[cigarette card]].
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}}
|serviceyears=1915–1916
|rank=[[Second lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]]
|branch={{army|United Kingdom}}
|commands=
|unit=[[Green Howards|Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)]]
|battles=[[World War I]]
* [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]
** [[Battle of the Somme]]
*** [[Battle of Albert (1916)|Battle of Albert]]{{KIA}}
**** [[First day on the Somme]]
|awards=[[Victoria Cross]]
|laterwork=Teacher<br>Footballer
}}
[[Second lieutenant|Second Lieutenant]] '''Donald Simpson Bell''', [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (3 December 1890 – 10 July 1916) was an English school teacher and professional footballer. During [[World War I]] he was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] (VC) for actions during the [[Battle of the Somme]] in mid-1916, becoming the only English professional football player to be awarded the VC.<ref name=ODNB/>