Betts, John Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | John Herbert |
Surname | Betts |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 11-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Mary Ann Betts, of Tooting, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
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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 | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Wattisham |
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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. |