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BETTLES, Herbert William

Service Number:	3249
Enlisted:	16 July 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Katoomba, News South Wales, Australia , 17 November 1897
Home Town:	Newnes, Lithgow, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 July 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 22
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Portland District War Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3249, 2nd Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3249, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3249, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
14 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion
11 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion
11 Jul 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 3249, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3249 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-11

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