BETTLES K.
Given Names: Keith Alfred
Service Number: 288
Unit: 6th Battalion, C Company
Rank: Driver
Paybook Number:
Age: 19 Yrs 11 Mths
Occupation: Cycle Builder
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7 In
Weight: 147 Lbs
Chest: 35 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 17/8/1914
Place: Richmond
Next of Kin: FATHER Alfred Bettles
18 Eglington Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Malta
Embarked: 31/7/1918
Disembarked: 20/9/1918
Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Lance Corporal
Discharge Date: 9/12/1918
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Awarded
British War Medal: 1482
Victory Medal: 1482
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 10/9/1894
Place: Bright, Victoria
Father: Alfred BETTLES
Mother: Jessie Ethel SCOTT
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse: Moara Emily CAMERON
DEATH
Date or Year: 4/6/1975
Place: Frankston, Victoria
Burial: Frankston Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Served at Gallipoli
Returned as submarine guard
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Kew Independent Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION