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Sapper William Hayes Betts

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1889-03-19
Place of birth: Aurora Ontario Canada
Next of kin: M. F. Betts, mother, 42 Ontario Street, Brantford, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Core maker
Occupation (normalized): Metal Moulder or Coremaker, Specialisation Unknown
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death: 1916-03-25
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Berks Cemetery Extension, II.D.47

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 11556
Highest Rank: Sapper
Rank detail

Sapper (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 106733
LAC ID: 42353
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0708-S042
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Albert William and Margaret Florence Betts, of 97, Park Avenue, Brantford, Ontario. Enlisted Aug., 1914. CEF Burial Registers - Killed in Action - this soldier was on duty in the front line, when an enemy shell penetrated the roof of the dugout in which he was sitting, killing him instantly.

Uploader's Research notes: [Sapper Army Canadian Engineers No. 3 Tunnelling Company ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2012-12-31
Last modified: 2013-07-20