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Ernest James Brandon BETTENAY

Regimental number373
Date of birth2 July 1897
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.6
Height5' 5"
Weight111 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Elizabeth Bettenay, Lodge Road, Eagle Junction,Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed for 3 months in the 2nd Battery Australian Field Artillery, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameDivisional Cyclist Company 4, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number12/5/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Mcgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Motor Transport Section
FateReturned to Australia 4 July 1919
Discharge date6 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Norman', 4 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 6 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 August 1968
Age at death70
SourcesNAA: B2455, BETTENAY Ernest James Brandon

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