Regimental number | 736 |
Place of birth | Lang Lang, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Benalla, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Bartlett, Warragul, Gippsland, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, F Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 30), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Foster and Emma Maria BARTLETT, 64 Condell Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5976 Pte John Foster BARTLETT, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 24 July 1919; Cousins: 6004 Pte George William BARTLETT, 11th Bn, killed in action, 26 February 1917; 2230 Pte Samuel Ernest CLISSOLD, 7th Bn, died of wounds, 15 August 1915; two other cousins died in the war. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |