Leslie James BARTLEY

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BARTLEY, Leslie James

Service Numbers:	W2794, WX17420
Enlisted:	30 September 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd/5th Field Regiment
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, 11 July 1915
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storekeeper
Died:	Fremantle, Western Australia, 3 October 1975, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia
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World War 2 Service

30 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W2794, 2nd/3rd Field Regiment
26 Oct 1941:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W2794, 2nd/3rd Field Regiment
27 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX17420
27 Dec 1942:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, 2nd/5th Field Regiment
8 Jul 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX17420

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Sergeant Leslie James Bartley (Service No:WX17420) initially served in the ACMF (Private; Service No:W2794) with 8 Supply Depot and 3 Field Regiment (30 September 1940 - 26 October 1941). On 27 October 1941 he enlisted in the AIF and served as a Bombardier and Sergeant with 2nd/3rd Field Regiment and 2nd/5th Field Coy. Sergeant Bartley served in Borneo from 23 May 1945 to 15 January 1946 and was attached to 2/5 Field Coy RAE when he was Discharged on 8 July 1946.

Born in 1915 in Albany WA, Leslie was the third of nine children of John (Jack) Robert Bartley (b1890 in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria) and Gertrude Margaret Keyser (b1888 in Albany, WA). Jack (a Labourer) and Gerturde married in 1910 in Albany WA where they settled and raised their family and Jack worked as a Labourer.

In 1939 Leslie was a Storekeeper in Fremantle WA when he married Eileen Amy Kennedy (b1915 in Albany, WA) - Eileen was an Usherette in Fremantle. Leslie and Eileen settled in Fremantle, WA and following his Discharge, Leslie was a Shop Assistant, Agent and Proprietor in Fremantle. Leslie died in 1975 and Eileen in 2000.

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