BARTLETT, James
| Service Number: | 3801 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Munro, Victoria, Australia, July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Pingelly, Pingelly, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Yeerung State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Courcelette British Cemetery Courcelette British Cemetery, Picardie, France, Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Narrogin War Memorial, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Bartlett was born at Munro near Stratford in Victoria, but at some stage travelled to Western Australia and Pingelly WA, was given by his dad as his place of association. James just went missing during the 52nd Battalion’s disastrous attack on Mouquet Farm. He was officially missing for 7 months until a court of enquiry during April 1917 found him to be killed in action on 3 September 1916. His father received his identity disc during 1918. His remains were discovered during 1920 and he now has a gravesite at Courcelette British Cemetery.
His younger brother, 23/1547 Private Allan Walter Bartlett, 2nd Battalion Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, had died of illness only 3 weeks before on 10 August 1916 in France, age 24.
An older brother 1873 Pte. William Edward Bartlett 59th Battalion died of wounds the next year, 11 June 1917.
Another brother 1872 Private John Albert Fitzgerald Bartlett served with the 38th Battalion AIF and was returned to Australia by order of the Department of Defence for ‘family reasons’, in October 1917, no doubt due to the fact his three brothers had already died during the war.
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