Hello I am looking for information about a battledress found near Caen (Normandy) there is a name on it, with a service number BETTSWORTH 5883792 Does the service number help identify his Regiment and if so where do I research to find details. Many thanks. Benjamin.
Private J L Bettsworth, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, wounded 8th August 1944. The Service Number is 5888792
5888792 BETTSWORTH John Leslie Pte. Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th April 1914 Wandsworth, London - 2Q 1978 Lambeth, London
Hello many thanks for yours answers!!!! it's very interesting information it's possible to have information with just a serial number ? Ben
With a death cert you could obtain his service records England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: John Leslie Bettsworth Death Age: 64 Birth Date: 16 Apr 1914 Registration Date: Jun 1978 Registration district: Lambeth Inferred County: Greater London Volume: 14 Page: 0159 OR You could donate it to family if he had some - need a search for that From a Family tree on Ancestry John Leslie Bettsworth 1914–1978 BIRTH 16 APR 1914 • Wandsworth, London, England DEATH JUN 1978 • Lambeth, Greater London, England TD