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Harold Haywood BETTS

Regimental number222
Place of birthTerrible Vale New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway employee
AddressKentucky, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William Betts, Kentucky, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Haywood spelt Hayward
Date of death5 April 1918
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 11), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Caroline BETTS, Terrible Vale, Kentucky, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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