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BARTLETT, William Reuben
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2558 |
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Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wardell, New South Wales, Australia, 11 July 1887 |
Home Town: | Wardell, Ballina, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Wardell Public School, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Butcher |
Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 19 August 1916, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXVII, Row A, Grave 6, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2558, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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21 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Son of Oliver and Elizabeth Louisa
Brother of 10 Pte. Roy Bartlett (/explore/people/328220) who died from war related illness in Sydney on 05 Sep 1920, after returning from the Great War.