1899 Sep 23 born Camberwell , Surrey
1901 census at Camberwell
1911 census at Camberwell
he may be in RASC as # 37205 . The army pension was paid in Tipperary to "John Mitten"
1921 Mar 10. enlisted in RIC with # 79649 . Hospital Attendant & ex-Soldier
1921 Mar 24 Posted Tipperary
1922 .Feb 3. disbanded
1922 Mar 28 enlisted in Palestine Gendarmerie
1923 Sep 13 married in Kensington to Elizabeth Clarke Ballantyne. John Richard Metten, 24 (Palestine Police Officer) 30 Hazlitt Road, West Kensington. Father: Albert Norman Metten (oil and colour merchant). Elizabeth Ballantyne, 24, spinster, 46 Laristock Cr. Father: Ebenezer Ballantyne (deceased) (dentist)
1923 Sep 21 Left UK for Brisbane, Australia. He was a Constable and travels alone
ww2 served as # QX8127 i Australain Army
1966 Feb 13 died Queensland, Australia