His story
Arthur Betts was a shoeing smith from Markham, Nottinghamshire. He was married to Annie Clara.
He served as a farrier with No. 5 Veterinary Hospital, Army Veterinary Corps, and entered France on 24 August 1914. He received the 1914 Star.
Arthur died on 5 November 1914, aged forty, and is buried in Nantes Cemetery, grave H. 4. 3.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Shoeing Smith
- Family
- Annie Clara Betts - wife
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Farrier
- Service number
- SE/17
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- No. 5 Veterinary Hospital
- Theatre of war
- France, 24 August 1914
Medals and commemoration
- 1914 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 5 November 1914
- Age
- 40
- Place of death
- France
- Cemetery or memorial
- Nantes Cemetery
- Grave reference
- H. 4. 3.
Where he worked
- No. 5 Veterinary Hospital
He is recorded with this hospital.
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ROLL OF HONOUR — PROVISIONAL LOCAL IDENTIFICATION
- Research record number: 2
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Arthur Betts”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/betts-arthur-se-17/.
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