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BETTRIDGE, Ernest Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5981, Q50680 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1 |
| Born: | Clermont, Queensland, Australia, 17 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 24 August 1964, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 11, Section 4 |
| Memorials: | Clermont Remembrance Way |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5981, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland. | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5981, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5981, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, 5981, 15th Infantry Battalion, S W right arm | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, 5981, 15th Infantry Battalion, GSW to right foot | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, G S W to head | |
| 9 Feb 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, Temp. Corporal, reverts to Private | |
| 5 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 5981, 15th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, Q50680 | |
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| 8 Jan 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 8 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q50680 | |
| 10 Mar 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal | |
| 5 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1 | |
| 5 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q50680 |
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