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BETSON, John Louis Ward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409887 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 100 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Northampton United Kingdom , 11 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Harrow, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Truck driver |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 23 September 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany Coll. Grave 18. A. 9-12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Harrow Flying Officer Minogue and Flight Sergeant Betson Memorial Plaque, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 409887 | |
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| 7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 409887, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers | |
| 7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409887, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 2 Dec 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 409887, Embarked Melbourne for United Kingdom | |
| 15 Apr 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 9 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 409887, No. 100 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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John Louis Ward BETSON was born in Northampton, England on 11th March, 1916
His parents were John Thomas Henry BETSON & Ida WARD who married in Northampton in 1918
He married Olive Maud GUTHERIDGE in Victoria in 1938
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