Sapper William Hayes Betts
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Betts,
William Hayes
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
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CWGC ID: 106733
LAC ID:
42353
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