Frederick Charles HARTLEY

HARTLEY, Frederick Charles

Service Number: 562
Enlisted: 5 February 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 18th Infantry Battalion
Born: Euroa, Victoria, Australia, January 1892
Home Town: South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Euroa Public School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Pleurisy with Effusion & Empyema, 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England, 24 July 1917
Cemetery: Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Fallen of Euroa District Honour Roll, Euroa School No 1706 Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Euroa War Memorial, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

5 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 562, 18th Infantry Battalion
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 562, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 562, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
9 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 562, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 562, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland 

Died on this date – 24th July……

Frederick Charles Hartley was born at Euroa, Victoria in 1892.

He was listed in the Victorian Police Gazette for 7th December, 1911 as a deserter from His Majesty’s Service:

"GUNNER FREDERICK CHARLES HARTLEY deserted the Artillery at Queenscliff, Victoria on the 11th ult. Description:- 19 10-12 years, 5 feet 9 ¼ inches, dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes; wore plain clothes, was born at Euroa, Victoria. 1st December, 1911."

Frederick Charles Hartley enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 5th February, 1915 at Liverpool, Sydney, NSW as a single Labourer, aged 22 years & 11 months from South Melbourne, Victoria.

On 25th June, 1915 Private Frederick Charles Hartley, Service number 562, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Ceramic (A40) with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 18th Infantry Battalion “B” Company.

He was admitted to Isolation Hospital at Abbassia Detention Barracks on 27th July, 1915 due to venereal disease & was marked for transfer to Australia on 3rd August, 1915.

Private Frederick Charles Hartley was returned to Australia per A17 Port Lincoln from England on 4th August, 1915 with Gonorrhoea. He arrived in Australia on 2nd September, 1915.

He was transferred Langwarrin, Victoria to 2nd Military District on 15th December, 1915.

On 9th September, 1916 Private Frederick Charles Hartley re-embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Euripides (A14) with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 18th Infantry Battalion, 15th Reinforcements. He was a 23 year old Joiner when he re-embarked. Private Hartley disembarked at Plymouth, England on 26th October, 1916.

Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.

Private Hartley was posted to 5th Training Battalion. He proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone on 13th December, 1916 on Princess Henrietta & was marched in to 2nd A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Etaples, France on 14th December, 1916. Private Hartley was marched out from 2nd A.D.B.D. on 16th December, 1916 & joined 18th Battalion in France on 27th January, 1917.

He reported sick on 27th May, 1917 & was admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance with P.U.O. (Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin). Private Hartley was transferred to 47th Casualty Clearing Station on 27th May, 1917. He was admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen, France on 2nd June, 1917. Private Hartley embarked for England on 20th June, 1917 on Hospital Ship Esscombo with Pleurisy.

On 21st June, 1917 Private Hartley was admitted to Military Hospital at Tooting, London, England with Empyema - severe. He was transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England on 29th June, 1917 with Empyema.

A Medical Report was completed on Private Frederick Charles Hartley on 29th June, 1917 while a patient at 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield. His disability was recorded as Empyema & his former trade or occupation was listed as Lead Worker. Private Hartley’s disability had originated in France in June, 1917 as a result of exposure while on active service. “Ill 4 weeks. Operated for Empyema 2 weeks ago. Wasted and ill. Pulse rapid.” The Officer in charge of the case recommended that Private Hartley not be discharged as permanently unfit but recommended a change to Australia. The Medical Board decided on 3rd July, 1917 that Private Frederick Charles Hartley be medically listed as C3 - permanently unfit for General & Home Service.

Private Frederick Charles Hartley died at 12.40 am on 24th July, 1917 at 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England from Pleurisy with Effusion & Empyema. The Report of Death of a Soldier – Army Form B 2090 recorded Private Frederick Charles Hartley as a Metal Worker.

He was buried in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Harefield, Middlesex, England where 112 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/h---k.html
 

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