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Military service
Service number:
234610
Age:
22
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment)
Division:
44th Bn.
Birth:
April 4, 1896
Enlistment:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
August 14, 1918
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of John Richard and Lavinia Betton.
Brother of Private John Richard Betton who died on October 11, 1918, while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment).
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Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Bernard to Binyon. Mircoform Sequence 9; Volume Number 31829_B016719; Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 153 Page 277 of 652 -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Group Photo
Harry Betton (sitting) and his friend, Albert Bull. Bull was killed in action on May 11, 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Private Henry Betton
Digital gallery of
Private Henry Betton
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Private Henry Betton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 368 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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