William Reuben BARTLETT

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BARTLETT, William Reuben

Service Number:	2558
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wardell, New South Wales, Australia, 11 July 1887
Home Town:	Wardell, Ballina, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wardell Public School, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 19 August 1916, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXVII, Row A, Grave 6,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2558, Brisbane, Queensland
21 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
19 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2558, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

Son of Oliver and Elizabeth Louisa

Brother of 10 Pte. Roy Bartlett (/explore/people/328220) who died from war related illness in Sydney on 05 Sep 1920, after returning from the Great War.

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