BARTHOLOMEW, Frederick Arthur John
| Service Number: | 23264 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dartford, Kent, 6 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 23264, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 23264, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 23264, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 23264 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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The eldest son of Arthur William Bartholomew (born 1866 and publican of 'The Lamb Inn', Stone nr. Dartford, Kent from 1899 until his death in 1926), Frederick Arthur John Bartholomew left home at a young age and joined the Royal Navy as an ordinary seaman.
He appears to have suffered injuries by burning at some stage and subsequently left the navy and emigrated to Australia where he signed up for active service after the outbreak of WWI in the Australian Imperial Army on 21 Jan 1916.
He used the pseudonym 'James Delaney (or Daleney)' for unknown reasons on enlistment. He was initially assigned to the 21st Howitzer Brigade as a Gunner but later transferred to the 49th Battalion and embarked for Europe on the 'A
gana' in July 1916.
He was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Messines Ridge, 07 June 1917, age 24.