Regimental number | 131 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Redfern, NSW |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Mortdale Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hanging Rock Road, via Lismore, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Thomas Betts, 31 Gurraba Road, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details | Service in Egypt and France. Wounded at Fleurbaix, 16 July 1916 and at Harbonieres, 8 August 1918 - hospitalised |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Place of burial | Cremated Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales |