Arthur Leopold Ferdinand BEHETS

BEHETS, Arthur Leopold Ferdinand

Service Numbers: VX39755, VX4488
Enlisted: 3 November 1939
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
Born: London, England, 7 March 1910
Home Town: Frankston, Victoria
Schooling: Unknown
Occupation: Stoneworker & quarry labourer
Died: Illness, at sea (en route to Port Moresby), 21 March 1942, aged 32 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement VX39755
3 Nov 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), VX4488, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion
17 Feb 1940: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, VX4488, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion
20 Mar 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX39755
21 Mar 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX39755, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Arthur Leopold Ferdinand BEHETS was born in London, UK on 7th March, 1910

His parents were Arthur Leopold Ferdinand BEHETS & Ethel Elizabeth Emma SMITH who married in England in 1909 (registered in Holborn)

He married Florence Ada HOLLAND in Victoria in 1935 - 3 known children, Bobby, Kenny & Donny.

Arthur served with the 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion & the 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion and died of Illness at sea en route to Port Moresby on 21st March, 1942

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His father Arthur Leopold Ferdinand BEHETS (SN 5538) served during WW1 in the 17th Infantry Battalion and returned to Australia in 1917.

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