BETTANY, Harry
| Service Number: | 285 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Brookfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker, Grocer |
| Died: | Fairview, Alberta, Canada, 16 March 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Peace River, Alberta, Canada |
| Memorials: | Shire of Moggill War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 285, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 285, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 285, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, May have joined 5th QIB (S.N. 527) in South Africa prior to 4th QIB returning to Australia. AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Harry H. Bettany is noted in a newspaper report of his death as having been born in 1881 in Australia. Following completion of the South African (Boer) War tour by the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, and prior to their return to Australia, he may be the Private H. Bettany S.N. 527 that enrolled in South Africa with the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen (Murray p. 504).
After the Boer War he ventured to Canada residing in various parts prior to settling at Peace River in Alberta in 1914. He operated a bakery at Peace River and a grocery and bakery at Whitelaw. He passed away on 16 Mar 1950 at the Fairview Municipal Hospital after a long illness. He is interred at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Peace River, Alberta, Canada.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 485 & 504; Newspaper report of death attached to Find A Grave memorial).
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