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Associated with the service of Walter Edwin Betts. Betts was born on 1 June 1898 in the United Kingdom. He served with the Royal Naval Air Service and then the Royal Air Force during the First World War. During his service he made small Sopwith Camel brooches to give to his female relatives. In 1923 he emigrated with his wife, Muriel, to Australia. During the Second World War he enlisted in the 2nd AIF, serving with 2/2 Army Field Workshops in Egypt and Greece....
Sopwith Camel brooch
Associated with the service of Walter Edwin Betts. Betts was born on 1 June 1898 in the United Kingdom. He served with the Royal Naval Air Service and then the Royal Air Force during the First World War. During his service he made small Sopwith Camel brooches to give to his female relatives. In 1923 he emigrated with his wife, Muriel, to Australia. During the Second World War he enlisted in the 2nd AIF, serving with 2/2 Army Field Workshops in Egypt and Greece....
Sopwith Camel brooch