Lawrence Betts
Military Fire Services
Age
29

Rank / Role
Private

Brigade/Service
Army Fire Service - 609 First Class Fire Brigade

Cause of death
Injuries resulting from an explosion of petrol fumes in a sewer culvert.

Location died
Hospital, Ancona, Italy

Injured

Location Injured
Ancona, Italy

Current Fire Authority
Defence

Further information

Service Number 4865631. 2 other Army Fire Service members also killed. 4 others severley burned. The Army Fire Service was at this time part of the Pioneer Corps. 154 Firefighting Company.

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