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BETTS, Wesley Hirst
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 410209 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Carlton Victoria Australia , 19 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Perth Western Australia , 7 January 2005, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 410209 | |
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| 5 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 410209, No. 4 Initial Training School Victor Harbor | |
| 28 Jan 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 12 Nov 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 15 Jan 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 410209, Emb. Melbourne | |
| 12 May 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| 20 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410209, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 6 Feb 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 410209, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 12 May 1944: | Imprisoned Air War NW Europe 1939-45, POW Luft III Released by Russian Forces | |
| 12 Nov 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant | |
| 17 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 410209 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, 410209, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
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