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William Edward BARTLETT

Regimental number1873
Place of birthMunro, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressMunro, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Mr W P Bartlett, Munro, Victoria
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 8 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 18 January 1916 & posted to 57th Bn, 3rd Reinforcements. Not taken on strength of 57th Bn. Transferred to 59th Bn, 7 March 1917. Mortally wounded, 11 May 1917.
FateDied of wounds 11 June 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death29
Place of burialFort Pitt Military Cemetery (Grave No. 1462), Kent, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
167
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3801 Pte James BARTLETT, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 3-4 September 1916; 1872 Pte John Albert Fitzgerald BARTLETT, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 18 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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