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BETTS, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5550 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Plumpton, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5550, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5550, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 5550, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5550 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
Personal Stories
Edward Betts
•Edward Betts worked as a plumber before he enlisted.
•Edward Betts served the 20th Battalion on the Western Front.
•Edward Betts enlisted in Casula NSW on the 19th of January 1916, at the age of 22. He embarked at Sydney on the HMAT 'Euripides' A14 on the 9th of September, 1916.
•Edward Betts had a wife named Martha Betts. Martha Betts lived in Plumpton.
•Edward Betts was wounded on the 16th of March 1918 with a ruptured eardrum and was evacuated to England.
•Edward Betts is remembered on the Blacktown Soldiers Memorial, Plumpton Roll of Honour and Rooty Hill and District Roll of Honour.
•In June 1917, Corporal Betts was admitted with appendicitis to the 56th Casualty Clearing Station
Submitted 2 December 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien