BETTLES R.S.
Given Names: Roy Scott
Service Number: 2081
Unit: 23rd Battalion, 3rd reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 18 Yrs 3 Mths
Occupation: Blacksmith
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Congregational
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7¼ In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 33½-35½ In
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 25/6/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: SISTER Miss Adelaide Bettles
c/- Miss Donaldson, Heyfield, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 26/8/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Anchises A68
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 23rd Battalion
Rank: Lance Corporal
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 20391
British War Medal: 18427
Victory Medal: 18358
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1897
Place: Bright, Victoria
Father: Alfred Lewis BETTLES
Mother: Jessie Ethel SCOTT
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 28/7/1916
Place: Pozieres, Somme, France
Burial: No known grave
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Served at Gallipoli
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Kew Independent Church
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 313369
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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