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BARTROP, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5651 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Gisborne, Victoria, Australia, 1919, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gisborne Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Gisborne St. Paul's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour, Gisborne War Memorial, Melton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5651, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5651, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
John Bartrop was born in Echuca, Victoria, and was working with his father on the family farm near Gisborne when he enlisted on 23/2 1916.He sailed on 3/7/1916 as part of the 8th Battalion.
He was wounded on 4/10/1917 during the Battle of Broodseinde, south of Passchendaele.
He returned to Australia and was discharged on 24/7/1918.
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