William Henry Bettridge
Service Number
32124
Military Unit
17th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
03 Sep 1916 (32 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire
Employment, Education or Hobbies
Unknown
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
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Family History
He was the son of Herbert and Emma Bettridge and the brothe rof William Reuben Bettridge. In 1911 they lived at 80 Carlingford Road Hucknall Torkard Nottinghamshire.
Military History
Private William Henry Bettridge enlisted at Hucknall he served with the 17th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment and was killed in action, 3rd September 1916, during the attack near Beaumont Hamel, France during the Battle of the Somme. He is buried at Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France. Row F. Grave 5.
Extra Information
Betteridge in some sources.
