
Service Number: 4459 Rank: Boy 1st Class Unit: HMAS Sydney Service: Royal Australian Navy Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918 Date of death: 21 December 1916 Place of death: North Sea, Atlantic Ocean Cause of…

He was Mentioned in Despatches and was awarded the Military Cross (with Bar) on 14 December 1916, and the Distinguished…

Date of birth 27th April 1886, Alberton Son of William Henry Betts & Elizabeth nee Fosdike Religion Church of England Occupation Medical practitioner Address Maitland, South Australia Marital…

Regimental number 491 Religion Lutheran Occupation Labourer Address Walker Street, Birkenhead, Port Adelaide, South Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 21 Next of kin Mother, Mrs E Eneberg, 4 Polingatan, 7 Malino…