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Pte. Matvei "Mike" BETSKO

Male 1898 - 06 Nov 1917, K.I.A.


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  • Name Matvei "Mike" BETSKO 
    Title Pte. 
    Birth 15 Jul 1898  Russia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 06 Nov 1917, K.I.A.  France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00001  Pte. Matvei 'Mike' BETSKO
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2012 

    Father Julian BETSKO 
    Family ID F00001  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BETSKO, Matvei (Mike): regimental number 868172, enlisted into the 182nd (Ontario County) Battalion, April 11, 1916, he was single, born in Russia in 1898, and working in Longford Mills as a labourer. For next of kin, he lists his father Julian in Russia, address unknown. Private Betsko, was transferred to the 2nd Battalion-Mounted Rifles, Canadian Infantry, (Eastern Ontario Regiment), 3rd. Division. He was killed in action, November 6, 1917, at the age of 19, in the Battle of Passchendaele. His name appears on panel 10-26-28, in the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium. Carved in stone above the central arch of this Memorial are the words: TO THE ARMIES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WHO STOOD HERE FROM 1914 TO 1918 AND TO THOSE OF THEIR DEAD WHO HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. -- over the two staircases leading from the main hall is the inscription: HERE ARE RECORED NAMES OF OFFICIERS AND MEN WHO FELL IN YPRES SALIENT BUT WHOM THE FORTUNE OF WAR DENIED THE KNOWN AND HONOURED BURIAL GIVEN TO THEIR COMRADES IN DEATH


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