4th Light Horse Regiment
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Henry John Francis Bettess (SN 2641), born in Ballarat, was a 26 year old motorman when he enlisted in Melbourne on July 31st 1915. Assigned to the 4th Light Horse Regiment, he embarked from Melbourne on July 25th 1916 aboard the Malwa and sailed to Egypt. His service from this point was limited by illnesses and an old hand injury. He returned to Australia aboard the Prinz Ludwig, disembarked at Melbourne on September 5th 1919 and was discharged on November 21st, 'medically unfit, post malarial debility'.
