John Edward Betts
he was a hosiery worker
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He was the son of William Crowther and Helen (née Woodhouse) Betts who married in 1875. He was the brother of Ethel Helen, William Leslie, Samuel Crowther, Richard Crowther and John Edward Betts. The family lived at 68 Broad Oak Street, 54 Hartley Road Old Radford ,47 Osborne Street Radford, and finally 20 Lonsdale Road Radford (all Nottingham).
John Edward Betts, who worked in the hosiery business, married Emma Radnell (born 29th July 1892) at Nottingham in 1915. They had one child, Charles Edward, born on 12th August 1916.
Commencing 15th April 1918 his widow was awarded a pension of 18 shillings and 9 pence a week.
Betts was called up for service at Nottingham he served with the 9th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment and after training was drafted to France. His battalion took part in the Third Battle of Ypres, and Pte. Betts was seriously wounded, dying the same day 07th October 1917, at the casualty clearing station. He was buried at Mendinghem Military Cemetery.
His brother Richard Crowther Betts served as a fitter with 19th Reserve Battery, Royal Field Artillery. He enlisted on 11/12/1915 and was demobilised in February 1919.
William Crowther Betts who was employed as a sanitary inspector by Nottingham Corporation died in 1912 aged 67. Helen was born in West Keal, Lincolnshire in 1849.
John Edward Betts grave
24972 Private John Edward Betts - grave VII. B. 45. Mendinghem Cemetery is at Proven in Belgium and the CCS was set up for 3rd Ypres
The Tommies humour came to the fore with three CCS at Mendinghem, Dozinghem and Bandagehem