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BETTON, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50012 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1917, Allocated to 10th Reinforcement’s of the 59th Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leicester, England, 15 December 1878 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Foreman Cigar Sorter |
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World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50012, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 10th Reinforcement’s of the 59th Battalion | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50012, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50012, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 24 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Training Battalion, March in Fovant UK for training | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Battalion | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength of Battalion in the Field France | |
| 3 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 50012, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50012, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Gun Shot Wound Arm severe evacuated to 5th Field Ambulance | |
| 11 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Transferred to Southern General Hospital UK for treatment and convalescence | |
| 21 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50012, 21st Infantry Battalion, RTA HT Marmari discharge 3MD | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50012, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged Melbourne 3MD Medically Unfit GSW Arm |
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