Harry BETTS

BETTS, Harry

    Service Numbers: 1319, 1265
    Enlisted: 7 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Later issued with the service number 1265
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England, 1895
    Home Town: Murrayville, Mildura Shire, Victoria
    Schooling: Castle Bromwich State School, Birmingham, England
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Krithia, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli , Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli
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    World War 1 Service

    7 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1319, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Later issued with the service number 1265
    2 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1319, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
    2 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1319, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1265, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    8 May 1915: Involvement Private, 1265, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1265 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Arrived in Australia aged 19 years

    Son of William Betts and Mary Ann Congreave formerly Betts of Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    Pte 1265 Harry Betts was killed in action 8 May 1915 during the 2nd Brigade's ill fated attack on the Turkish positions at Krithia. His body was never recovered.

    Source: Gallipoli Heroes, p.14

    Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

    Births Mar 1895 Betts Harry Meriden 6d 451

    He was 20 and the son of Mary Ann Congreave (formerly Betts), of 82, Pym St., Nottingham, England, and the late William Betts of Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, England.

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