Regimental number | 450 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Port Augusta, South Australia |
School | Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | 4 Kenilworth Road, Parkside, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Constance Emma Betteridge, 4 Kenilworth Road, Parkside, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Air Mechanic |
Unit name | Australian Flying Corps, No 1 Squadron, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/4/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30480, 16 January 1918; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76, 23 May 1918. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2335 Pte Alva Noel BETTERIDGE, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 July 1917; 1976 Pte Thomas Aubrey BETTERIDGE, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 8 May 1919; 226 Corporal Arthur Leslie BETTERIDGE, 9th Light Horse Regiment, disembarked Australia, 23 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Discharged, 20 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |