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Thomas William BARTLE

Regimental number1111
Place of birthCastlemaine, Victoria
SchoolCastlemaine State High Schools, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationHigh school master
AddressCastlemaine, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Susan Ann Eliz Bartle, Britton Street, Castlemaine, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Castlemaine and Collingwood Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date14 March 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name37th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 14 March 1916 in the 37th Battalion. Trained at Seymour, embarked on 3 June 1916 as a Corporal. Was transferred to Flying School in England, and trained at Reading, Catterick, Stirling and other centres.
FateDied as a result of accident 16 June 1917
Place of death or woundingScampton Aerodrome, Lincoln, England
Age at death22.8
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLumb-in-Rossendale (Providence) Baptist Churchyard (Row F, Grave No. 29), Lancashire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
188
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Roll of Honour, Shrine of Memories, Anzac Square, Brisbane, Queensland. Parents: Thomas William and Susan Ann Elisabeth BARTLE, Britton Street, Castlemaine, Victoria
Other details

War service: England

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARTLE Thomas William

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