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BETTS, John

Personal Information
Rank AC1
Forename(s) John Herbert
Surname Betts
Gender M
Age 22
Decorations
Date of death 11-11-1940
Next of kin Son of John William and Mary Ann Betts, of Tooting, Surrey.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft
Serial Number
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Ringshall (St. Catherine) Churchyard
Grave Reference Row B..
Epitaph THESE LAID THE WORLD AWAY; POURED OUT THE RED SWEET WINE OF YOUTH; GAVE UP THE YEARS TO BE
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 130
Enlistment information
Service Number 701775
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 2
Squadron 110 (Hyderabad)
Trade Ground staff
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 30-11--0001
End Date 30-11--0001
Takeoff Station Wattisham
Day/Night raid
Operation
Reason for Loss During cleanup operations on Wattisham Airfield following the air raid of 1st Nov 1940, AC1 Betts lost his life following the detonation of an unexploded bomb.