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

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  23rd Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lance Corporal

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

 

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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Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

Kew Rotary