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1896 Jan 15. Born Norwich
1901 census at 17, St Julian Street, Norwich
1911 census at 17 St Julian Street Thorn Lane Norwich
1917 Oct 30 Commissioned . The undermentioned cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts. (attd.). R Berks Regt. Donald Herbert Betts
1919 Nov 10. R. Berks. R. Temp. Lt. D. H. Betts relinquishes his commission on completion of service, and retains the rank of Lt.
1921 Mar 2. Joined ADRIC with service no. 1775. Posted to J Coy
1921 May 12 - 1921 May 25 Medical Leave
1921 May 21 Posted to R Coy
1921 Jul 31. Admitted to Stevens Hospital
1921 Aug 18. Discharged Stevens Hospital
1921 Nov 24 to Nov 30. Suspended
1922 Jan Discharged at demobilisation on ADRIC
1923 Apr 2. Arrives from UK at Portland, Maine, USA. With his wife Antoinette Juliette (nee Williams or Cranfield-Williams). (she was born Dublin,) I cannot find the marriage in either British or Irish GRO, it could have been in Belfast after partition.
1923 Jun 20 Crosses from US to Canada. He intends living in Canada
1928 Aug 6 Crosses from Canada to USA intending to reside there.
1930 census at Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1936 May 3. Arrives in UK from Canada. He is an Engineer living in USA
1939. Arrived in Cape town
1939 Register living with wife Antoinette at 19 Woodland Avenue, Coventry. He is an automotive engineer
1944 Jan 13 Gazetted seems to be MID
1945 Apr 19. Gazetted MBE to 193422V Temp Major. Betts, Donald Herbert in South African Forces in Italy
1955 He is living in Port Elizabeth, S Africa
1961 May 6. his wife Antoinette born 30 Jan 1906 in Dublin , died in Durban
1962 Jun 9 married to Phyllis Margaret Walker at Umgungundlovu, Natal, South Africa
