Albert Edward Betts
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2026 7:11 pm
Private 9286 Albert Edward Betts
Abt 1890 - 20/9/1914 (24)
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Dob abt 1890 Dudley
Baptism -
Parents
Albert Edward Betts & Sarah ?
Parents Marriage ??
1891 15 Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
Edward A. Betts (27, House Painter and Paper Hanger, born Bilston), his wife Sarah (29, born Ireland), and their son: Albert E. (1, born Tipton).
1901 21 Wellington Street, Walsall, Staffs.
Albert E. Betts (36, House Painter and Paper Hanger, born Bilston), his wife Sarah (36, born Ireland), and their 4 children: Albert E. (11, born Tipton), James (9, born Tipton), Sarah (7, born Tipton), and Thomas (2, born Walsall).
1911 19 Woden Road, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Albert and Sarah Betts were living in Woden Road, Wolverhampton, but not their son Albert who would have been 21 years old. It is likely that he was serving with the Royal Navy, and no trace can be found of a census entry for him.
WW1 Records
Private 9286 Albert Edward Betts
Killed in Action on Sunday, 20th September 1914, age 24.
Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-Et-Marne, France.
2nd Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Brigade of 2nd Division.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Wolverhampton, Resident: Heath Town.
Albert Edward Betts was born in Tipton in 1890, the son of Albert E & Sarah Betts. 1901. Living with parents at 21 Wellington Street, Walsall, brothers James & Thomas, & sister Sarah. Albert enlisted with the 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 9286).
He is comemmorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, as well as on the memorial at Heath Park.
Dod 20/9/1914 (24) KIA France
Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial & Heath Park Memorial
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Newspaper Records
An article appeared in the Express & Star on 26 January 1916, stating that Mrs Betts, of 19 Woden Road, Heath Town, was “greatly concerned as to the whereabouts or fate of her son”. He had been reported as wounded & missing on 20 September 1914, and all inquiries had proved fruitless. Unfortunately, he was later confirmed to have been killed in action on that date.
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Albert Edward Betts was born in Tipton in 1890, the son of Albert E & Sarah Betts. 1901. Living with parents at 21 Wellington Street, Walsall, brothers James & Thomas, & sister Sarah. Albert enlisted with the 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 9286). An article appeared in the Express & Star on 26 January 1916, stating that Mrs Betts, of 19 Woden Road, Heath Town, was “greatly concerned as to the whereabouts or fate of her son”. He had been reported as wounded & missing on 20 September 1914, and all inquiries had proved fruitless. Unfortunately, he was later confirmed to have been killed in action on that date. He is comemmorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, as well as on the memorial at Heath Park.
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Abt 1890 - 20/9/1914 (24)
https://tiptonremembers.net/index.php/betts-albert
Dob abt 1890 Dudley
Baptism -
Parents
Albert Edward Betts & Sarah ?
Parents Marriage ??
1891 15 Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
Edward A. Betts (27, House Painter and Paper Hanger, born Bilston), his wife Sarah (29, born Ireland), and their son: Albert E. (1, born Tipton).
1901 21 Wellington Street, Walsall, Staffs.
Albert E. Betts (36, House Painter and Paper Hanger, born Bilston), his wife Sarah (36, born Ireland), and their 4 children: Albert E. (11, born Tipton), James (9, born Tipton), Sarah (7, born Tipton), and Thomas (2, born Walsall).
1911 19 Woden Road, Wolverhampton, Staffs.
Albert and Sarah Betts were living in Woden Road, Wolverhampton, but not their son Albert who would have been 21 years old. It is likely that he was serving with the Royal Navy, and no trace can be found of a census entry for him.
WW1 Records
Private 9286 Albert Edward Betts
Killed in Action on Sunday, 20th September 1914, age 24.
Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, Seine-Et-Marne, France.
2nd Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. 6th Brigade of 2nd Division.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Wolverhampton, Resident: Heath Town.
Albert Edward Betts was born in Tipton in 1890, the son of Albert E & Sarah Betts. 1901. Living with parents at 21 Wellington Street, Walsall, brothers James & Thomas, & sister Sarah. Albert enlisted with the 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 9286).
He is comemmorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, as well as on the memorial at Heath Park.
Dod 20/9/1914 (24) KIA France
Commemorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial & Heath Park Memorial
www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/877740/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/562 ... bert-betts
Any other info
Newspaper Records
An article appeared in the Express & Star on 26 January 1916, stating that Mrs Betts, of 19 Woden Road, Heath Town, was “greatly concerned as to the whereabouts or fate of her son”. He had been reported as wounded & missing on 20 September 1914, and all inquiries had proved fruitless. Unfortunately, he was later confirmed to have been killed in action on that date.
More info
https://wolverhamptonswar.wordpress.com ... ward-betts
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1D2p41zDnW/
Tipton solider
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Albert Edward Betts was born in Tipton in 1890, the son of Albert E & Sarah Betts. 1901. Living with parents at 21 Wellington Street, Walsall, brothers James & Thomas, & sister Sarah. Albert enlisted with the 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment (number 9286). An article appeared in the Express & Star on 26 January 1916, stating that Mrs Betts, of 19 Woden Road, Heath Town, was “greatly concerned as to the whereabouts or fate of her son”. He had been reported as wounded & missing on 20 September 1914, and all inquiries had proved fruitless. Unfortunately, he was later confirmed to have been killed in action on that date. He is comemmorated on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, as well as on the memorial at Heath Park.
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