Robert Wye BETTS

BETTS, Robert Wye

Service Number: 3604
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Lewisham, South London, England, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Died of wounds, France, 20 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Grevillers British Cemetery
Grave -I. D. 9. INSCRIPTION - ONE WHO HELD WE FALL TO RISE ARE BAFFLED TO FIGHT BETTER SLEEP TO WAKE
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura St. Andrew's Uniting Church Gunner Robert Betts Memorial Plaque, Red Cliffs Mildura Settlers Club Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

2 Feb 1915: Involvement Gunner, 3604, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Hessen embarkation_ship_number: A45 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915: Embarked Gunner, 3604, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , SS Hessen, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

He was 30 and the son of William and Henriette Betts, of Paxford, Orpington, Kent.

He is remembered on the family grave at the Anglican Parish Church of Chelsfield, Kent, which is dedicated to St.Martin-of-Tours.

        Inscription on his wargrave at Grevillers British Cemetery:
ONE WHO HELD WE FALL TO RISE ARE BAFFLED TO FIGHT BETTER SLEEP TO WAKE

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