BETTLES  C.L.

Given Names:  Charles Leslie

               

Service Number:  1887

Unit:  22nd Battalion, 3rd reinforcements                                                                          

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  23 Yrs  1 Mths

Occupation:  Builder                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Protestant

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4 In                     

Weight:  126 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  15/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Alfred Lewis Bettles

, Violet Town, Victoria                                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  26/8/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Anchises A68

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  19936

British War Medal:  18385

Victory Medal:  18316

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1892

Place:  Wandiligong, Victoria                   

Father:  Alfred Lewis BETTLES               

Mother:  Jessie Ethel SCOTT

 

MARRIAGE

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Place:             

Spouse:  

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 29/7/1916                          

Place: Pozieres, Somme, France              

Burial:  Serre Road Cemetery No. 2, France

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew State School

Kew Independent Church

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 328893

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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