
BETTLES, Hedley Farquarson
Service Number: | 336 |
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Enlisted: | 7 June 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 14th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, North Melbourne |
Occupation: | Engine cleaner |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 May 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot II, Row C, Grave 15 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hedley Farquarson BETTLES was born in Melbourne in 1890
His parents were John BETTLES & Caroline Sarah WILLIAMS
Biography
Son of John and Caroline Sarah Bettles of 3 Balston Street, North Melbourne, Victoria.
Brother of 910 Pte Howard William BETTLES, 6th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915
2377 Pte Aubyn Christmas BETTLES, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 June 1918
507 Pte Leslie Randolph BETTLES, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 29 January 1916. Given names Randolph Leslie Bettles.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal