Grace Laughton Bell

The Commander-in-Chief of Western Approaches, Admiral Sir Max K. Horton, with his naval officers. In the front row, Grace Laughton Bell.

Grace Ellen Effingham Laughton Bell CBE ( Laughton; Hammersmith, London, 28 December 1889 - Fuengirola, Spain, 10 December 1975) was an officer of the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War.

Early life and family Grace Ellen Effingham Laughton was born in Hammersmith, London, on 28 December 1889.

She was the youngest daughter of the marriage between John Knox Laughton and María Josefa de Los Angeles de Alberti. She had three brothers and a sister. Her eldest sister was Dame Vera Laugton Mathews. She studied at Convent Schools, King's College, University of London.

Honours and distinctions Grace Laughton Bell was awarded the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire at the end of the Second World War.

Death Died on 10 December 1975 in Fuengirola, Spain. She died after an accidental fall caused by a broken walking stick. She was buried in the English Cemetery in Málaga.