Regimental number | 881 |
Place of birth | Armidale, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Plasterer |
Address | Busselton PO, Busselton, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E J Bartlett, Busselton PO, Busselton, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 7 July 1915. Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, 21 September 1915. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 4), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 18 December 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Found guilty, 7 July 1916, of being absent without leave, 2100 to 2120, 7 July: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916; now, 20 July 1916, reported as missing. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 20 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 260605: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement by 1051 Pte T. SKEHAM, 32nd Bn (patient, Crothers Hospital, Southborough, Kent, England), 2 January 1917: 'Informant states that on July 19th about 6 p.m. at Fleurbaix, he saw Bartlett killed. They had just gone over the top, when he staggered against him, and must have been dead before he fell. His body was the closest to our lines, and when he got back about two hours later, his body was still lying there. Informant himself got to the German lines, and saw the body when returning with a message. It lay so near the parapet that he thinks part of it must have fallen on and covered up the body.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BARTLETT Jack
Red Cross file 260605 |