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BETTERMAN, Donald Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 24305 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 May 1940, Melbourne, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
| Born: | Angaston, South Australia, 28 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kapunda Public School, Kapunda High School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 May 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 24305, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1940: | Enlisted Melbourne, VIC | |
| 7 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 24305 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Able-Seaman Donald Betterman, 22, the only son of William Charles and Emily Charlotte Betterman of Kintore street, Mile-End, was living at Kapunda until he enlisted in the R.A.N on May 7. 1940. He joined the Sydney last March. A keen swimmer and an expert rifle shot, A.B. Betterman was educated at the Kapunda Public and High Schools.
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