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CARTWRIGHT, Bernard Ray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 538 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Temora, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Drowned, Mudros Bay, Lemnos, Greece (HMT Southland), At sea (Mudros Bay, Lemnos, Greece (HMT Southland)), 2 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" He was being transported on board HT Southland when it was torpedoed sank, Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Temora Public School Honour Roll, Temora WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 538, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 538, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 538, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Driver, 538, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 538 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1915-09-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Cartwright of 'Boundary Villa', Temora, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets for about 12 months where he was described as a good horseman and a good shot