BEHETS, Arthur Leopold Ferdinand
| Service Numbers: | VX39755, VX4488 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 7 March 1910 |
| Home Town: | Frankston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Stoneworker & quarry labourer |
| Died: | Illness, at sea (en route to Port Moresby), 21 March 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX39755 | |
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| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), VX4488, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Feb 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, VX4488, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX39755 | |
| 21 Mar 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX39755, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Arthur Leopold Ferdinand BEHETS was born in London, UK on 7th March, 1910
His parents were Arthur Leopold Ferdinand BEHETS & Ethel Elizabeth Emma SMITH who married in England in 1909 (registered in Holborn)
He married Florence Ada HOLLAND in Victoria in 1935 - 3 known children, Bobby, Kenny & Donny.
Arthur served with the 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion & the 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion and died of Illness at sea en route to Port Moresby on 21st March, 1942
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His father Arthur Leopold Ferdinand BEHETS (SN 5538) served during WW1 in the 17th Infantry Battalion and returned to Australia in 1917.
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