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BARTSCH, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2111 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Truro, South Australia, 11 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 18 September 1962, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Section E; Row C; Plot 7 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, S.A.R. Engineering Branch Midland System Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2111, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2111, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal |
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Father: August Heinrich BARTSCH & Mother Annie Marie WEBER.
SA Birth Records 1842 - 1906 Book: 477 Page: 356 District: Ang.
Previous service in 76th Infantry
Enlisted at 24yrs, labourer, single, Methodist, lived with parents at 77 George St, Thebarton.
1/6/1915 Enlisted as Private in 7th Inf Brig, 27th Inf Btn, 3rd Reinf
23/8/1915 Embarked from Pt Adel onboard RMS Morea
Last lived in Adelaide, South Australia.
Sourced and submitted by Juilanne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.
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