Regimental number | 4063 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | State School, Footscray, Victoria |
Other training | International Correspondence School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 134 Charles Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, E Betts, 134 Charles Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Bapaume Communal Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edmunds Thomas and Emma Edith BETTS, 134 Charles Street, Footscray, Victoria, Austalia. Born at Adelaide |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |