The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) sent the remains to Kings College London for DNA testing. Dennis Bell was raised in Harrow northwest London and was the oldest of three siblings. Dennis Bell joined the Royal Air Force for National Service and initially trained as a radio operator. While ascending the glacier, Bell and Stokes negotiated a crevassed area that they thought was clear. Even though he was lost in 1959, his memory lived on among colleagues and in the legacy of polar research.