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Outdoor group portrait of 4979 Private (Pte) Albert John (Jack) Bettles, 23rd Battalion, of Kew, Vic (previously of Bright, Vic), and his family. Standing, left to right: Eunice; Letitia; and Gwendolin. Seated: Pte Bettles; Albert John William Bettles; and Helen Christine Bettles. A grave digger prior to enlistment, Pte Bettles embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Armadale on 19 July 1916. Having been promoted to Corporal, he was killed in action in France on 3 May 1917, aged 40.
Father: John Bettles
Mother: Annie Smith
Service Number: 4979
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Home Town: Bright, Alpine, Victoria
Died: Killed in action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bright Memorial Clock Tower, Kew War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
Service No: 4979
Age: 40
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 23rd Bn.
Son of John Thomas and Annie Bettles; husband of H. C. Bettles. Born at Bright, Victoria.
Outdoor group portrait of 4979 Private (Pte) Albert John (Jack) Bettles, 23rd Battalion, of Kew, Vic (previously of Bright, Vic), and his family. Standing, left to right: Eunice; Letitia; and Gwendolin. Seated: Pte Bettles; Albert John William Bettles; and Helen Christine Bettles. A grave digger prior to enlistment, Pte Bettles embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Armadale on 19 July 1916. Having been promoted to Corporal, he was killed in action in France on 3 May 1917, aged 40.
Father: John Bettles
Mother: Annie Smith
Service Number: 4979
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Home Town: Bright, Alpine, Victoria
Died: Killed in action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bright Memorial Clock Tower, Kew War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
Service No: 4979
Age: 40
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 23rd Bn.
Son of John Thomas and Annie Bettles; husband of H. C. Bettles. Born at Bright, Victoria.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cover Portrait Description~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Outdoor group portrait of 4979 Private (Pte) Albert John (Jack) Bettles, 23rd Battalion, of Kew, Vic (previously of Bright, Vic), and his family. Standing, left to right: Eunice; Letitia; and Gwendolin. Seated: Pte Bettles; Albert John William Bettles; and Helen Christine Bettles. A grave digger prior to enlistment, Pte Bettles embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Armadale on 19 July 1916. Having been promoted to Corporal, he was killed in action in France on 3 May 1917, aged 40.
Father: John Bettles
Mother: Annie Smith
Service Number: 4979
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Home Town: Bright, Alpine, Victoria
Died: Killed in action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bright Memorial Clock Tower, Kew War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
Service No: 4979
Age: 40
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 23rd Bn.
Son of John Thomas and Annie Bettles; husband of H. C. Bettles. Born at Bright, Victoria.
Outdoor group portrait of 4979 Private (Pte) Albert John (Jack) Bettles, 23rd Battalion, of Kew, Vic (previously of Bright, Vic), and his family. Standing, left to right: Eunice; Letitia; and Gwendolin. Seated: Pte Bettles; Albert John William Bettles; and Helen Christine Bettles. A grave digger prior to enlistment, Pte Bettles embarked with the 13th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Armadale on 19 July 1916. Having been promoted to Corporal, he was killed in action in France on 3 May 1917, aged 40.
Father: John Bettles
Mother: Annie Smith
Service Number: 4979
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Home Town: Bright, Alpine, Victoria
Died: Killed in action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bright Memorial Clock Tower, Kew War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
Service No: 4979
Age: 40
Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 23rd Bn.
Son of John Thomas and Annie Bettles; husband of H. C. Bettles. Born at Bright, Victoria.
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