Charles Leslie BETTLES

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BETTLES, Charles Leslie

Service Number:	1887
Enlisted:	18 June 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wandiligong, Victoria, 1892
Home Town:	Violet Town, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Bright & Dargo State Schools, Victoria
Occupation:	Builder
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXXIII, Row H, Grave 15, Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Kew War Memorial

World War 1 Service

18 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 1887, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 1887, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Charles Leslie BETTLES was born in Wandiligong, Victoria in 1892

His parents were Alfred BETTLES & Jessie Ethel SCOTT

He was Killed in Action in France on 29th July ,1916 the day after his brother Roy died

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Two brothers served during WW1

1. Roy Scott BETTLES - Killed in Action 28th July, 1916

2. Keith Alfred BETTLES - Returned to Australia in 1918

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