Regimental number | 226 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Augusta, South Australia |
School | Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Rupert Arthur Betteridge, 36 Torrens Street, East Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2335 Pte Alva Noel BETTERIDGE, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1917; 450 Pte Allan Rupert BETTERIDGE, Australian Flying Corps, returned to Australia, 4 March 1919; 1976 Pte Thomas Aubrey BETTERIDGE, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 8 May 1919. |
Other details |
Wounded in action, Romani, 4 August 1917; invalided to 3rd Australkian General Hospital; recovered.War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Taken prisoner of war, 29 September 1918. Disembarked Australia, 23 August 1919; discharged, 30 January 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |