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LIFE UNTIL 1914 Hazel entered the storyline in 1912 as Richard Bellamy's typist. She became the love interest of Captain James Bellamy, despite his parent's objections. After James's mother, Lady Marjorie , died on the '' Titanic '', Hazel was a comfort to the grieving Bellamys. In the Fall of 1912, James proposed to Hazel and she accepted. The two wed at Southwold and then moved into Eaton Place with Richard, who was still grieving his wife's death. Hazel took Lady Marjorie's place as mistress of the house and James became the master of the house. She suffered a miscarriage in 1914 . After that her and James's marriage began to fall into ruin. Before she married James, she had married a postal clerk from Newcastle, named Patrick O'Shell who later turned violent, and she divorced him. She then returned to using her maiden name Forrest, and lived with her parents in Wimbledon . LIFE 1914 TO 1917 In 1914 , the Great War began and James was drafted to the armed forces. While he was away, Hazel took complete control of the household. In 1916 she had an affair with wounded flyingace Jack Dyson. Dyson returned to the war and was killed at the Battle Of The Somme in 1916. Upon her father-in-law's enoblement as Viscount Bellamy of Haversham in 1917 , she became The Honourable Mrs. James Bellamy. In October 1917 , James was reported missing in action was presumed killed. Hazel lost hope, but Richard kept her spirits up. After ten days James turned up in a hospital in France , alive but seriously wounded. He was brought home to recover. In November of 1918, Hazel fell ill with a deadly string of Influenza which had become an Pandemic . She died on November 8 1918 peacefully in her sleep. The day she was buried, November 11th, was the day the War ended, in St. Mark's Church, Wimbledon . James got over her death and had a few affairs during the 20's. He became rich in 1928 but lost his wealth in the Crash Of 29 . Upset and feeling little future for himself he shot himself in a hotel and died. He was buried next to Hazel. |
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