William Betts
Service number
3933
Military unit
2nd Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address
Stapleford Notts, enlisted at Derby.
Date of birth
Date of death
15 Jun 1915 (38 years old)
Place of birth
Unknown
Employment, education or hobbies
He was a labourer prior to enlisting
- Family History
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Family history
He was the son of James and Harriett Betts of 20 Bridge Street Long Eaton Derbyshire.
Military history
Private William Betts enlisted on 14th August 1914 at Derby. he served with the 2nd battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment. He went to France 27th January 1915 and was killed in action, 15th June 1915, aged 38, whilst serving in the trenches near the Verlorenhoek Road near Ypres, Belgium.
Buried : Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery, Belgium. Row B1. Grave 17.
Extra information
He is also commemorated on the Long Eaton Town Hall War Memorial, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photographs
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