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Military service
Service number:
198966
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
18th Bn.
Birth:
April 3, 1898
Enlistment:
Kenora, Ontario
Death:
October 11, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
D. 37.
Additional information
Son of John Richard and Lavinia Betton.
Brother of Private Henry Betton who died on August 14, 1918, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment).
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Newspaper Clipping
Private J R Betton Dies of Wounds, Kenora Miner and News, 23 Oct 1918. Kenora Miner and News Archives. Kenora Miner and News, 23 Oct 1918. Via the Kenora Great War Project. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com -
Grave Marker
Private JR Betton gravemarker, Queant Communal Cemetery, British Extension. This image is courtesy of Fred Betton for Kenora Great War Project. It may be used, with permission, for any non-profit purpose. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com -
Circumstances of Death Registers
"Died of wounds (shrapnel wounds multiple) at No. 9 Canadian Field Ambulance. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
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Private John Richard Betton
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Private John Richard Betton
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Private John Richard Betton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 368 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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