| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0115 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Betts, Robert Wye |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Mildura, France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1914-1917; 1927 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Betts, Robert Wye (Gunner, b.? - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to service of 3604 Gunner Robert Wye Betts, 102 Howitzer Battery, Gallipoli, Egypt and France, 1914-1917. Collection contains letters written to family in England. Collection comprises originals and typescript copies of letters. Copies probably made at Australia House, London, for War Records Section.
History / Summary
Biographical note: 3604 Gunner Robert Wye Betts, 2 Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Died of wounds, France, 20 April, 1917. Age 30. Son of William and Henrietta Betts, of Paxford, Orpington, Kent. Born at Lewisham, London, England.