Edward Charles BARTLEY MM

BARTLEY, Edward Charles

Service Number: 1853
Enlisted: 9 September 1915, Inverell, New South Wales
Last Rank: Not yet discovered
Last Unit: 1st Light Horse Regiment
Born: Cooma, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Junior porter
Memorials: Howell Public School Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Inverell, New South Wales
20 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, 1853, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, 1853, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
Date unknown: Honoured Military Medal

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Biography

1 Light Horse Regiment

Rank - Acting Sergeant. Later Lt.

Returned to Australia 12 July 1919

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

25 May 1917 Citation reads:

During the 7 May, near Bullecourt, Sergeant artley was continually out mending telephone wires under very heavy shell fire. Early in the day the other linesman Gnr. Vickress was wounded.Sgt Bartley was responsible for mendong 14 breaks in the wire, and by his fine example, not only encouraged the other linesman in their dangerous work but also maintain communications at times under great difficulty throughout the day.

Ever since the formation of this battery this N.C.O has carried out his duties in a most gallant and conscientious manner

Awarded 8 November 1917

8 August 1918 wounded in the leg

Son of Richard Bartley of Howell, New South Wales. Brother 1785 Pte Reginald Bartley, 33rd Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917

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