His story
Herbert Edward Bethell worked as a carman.
He was living in South Tottenham in 1911.
Son of Henry and Helen Mary Bethell; husband of Martha Pollard Bethell, of 12, Albert Rd., South Tottenham.
He served as a private in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number SE/27127. His unit was Depot.
He died on 27 June 1918, aged 30. He is commemorated at Tottenham Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Carman
- Residence recorded
- South Tottenham
- Family
- Son of Henry and Helen Mary Bethell; husband of Martha Pollard Bethell, of 12, Albert Rd., South Tottenham.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/27127
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 27 June 1918
- Age
- 30
- Cemetery or memorial
- Tottenham Cemetery
- Grave reference
- Gen. 7369 (Screen Wall).
Connected men
- Robert Thomas LAIDLAWAlso buried at Tottenham Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 354
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Herbert Edward Bethell”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/bethell-herbert-edward-se-27127/.
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