Ernest George BETTS

BETTS, Ernest George

Service Number: 146312
Enlisted: 6 January 1944
Last Rank: Aircraftman
Last Unit: Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots
Born: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 16 August 1918
Home Town: Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Accidental (Ground Accident), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 29 September 1944, aged 26 years
Cemetery: North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld
Plot A. Row C. Grave 1, Rockhampton War Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement 146312
6 Jan 1944: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), RAAF Ground Training Schools
6 Jan 1944: Enlisted 146312, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots
29 Sep 1944: Involvement Aircraftman, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of George Henry and Aimee Betts

Husband of Janet Wilson Betts of Sydney, NSW

AC Ernest George Betts 146312 of Number 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot died of injuries sustained in a train accident near Kunwarara Station, 46 miles north of Rockhampton, QLD