Regimental number | 2170 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Scott's Creek District School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Wallaroo Mines, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Isobel Betts, Wallaroo Mines, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served 2 years in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot XI, Row A, Grave No. 13), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Kadina Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Thomas (d. 16 May 1914, bu. Kadina Cemetery) and Margaret BETTS, 156 Piper Street, Wallaroo Mines, South Australia~ |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |