Wells lost three sons in combat. Sqn Ldr James "Jimmy" Wells commanded No. 600 Squadron RAF and was killed when his Bristol Blenheim was shot down over The Netherlands on 10 May 1940. Lt Cdr Christopher "Kit" Wells was a gunnery officer on and was killed when she was sunk in the Norwegian campaign on 8 June 1940. Major Thomas "Tom" Wells served in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment and was killed in the Battle of Singapore on 13 or 14 February 1942.