CARTLEDGE, Walter Arthur
| Service Numbers: | 2683, 4821, 14605 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 22 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hampton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pantry Man / Upholsterer / Photographer |
| Died: | 10 Alicia Street, Hampton, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1948, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden Of Remembrance 1, Section 24, Niche 152 |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2683, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 15 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2683, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2683, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Oct 1921: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 4821, 2nd/6th Australian General Hospital, Laverton, Vic. |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 14605, 1st Divisional Train |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
The late Mr Walter Arthur Cartledge, whose death was announced on October 7th, served in the first A.I.F. for four and a half years, with the 14th Battalion and 1st Divisional Train, and enlisted in the permanent Royal Australian Air Force in 1921 and went overseas with the Service in 1939. He was commissioned in 1942 and became Adjutant of No. 452 Spitfire Squadron. Returning to Australia in 1942, he was appointed Station Adjutant of No. 1 Bombing and Air Gunnery School at Point Pirie, and eventually RAAF Station at Point Cook. He rose to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant and was mentioned in Despatches for his devotion to duty with No. 10 Squadron during the "blitz" on Plymouth and was awarded the Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. His retirement in 1946 was due to ill health. The Cremation ceremony was attended by over three hundred people, including many from Headquarters and his fellow-service men. The late Mr Cartledge was a son of the late Fred and Eva Cartledge, and brother of Harry (Queensland), Mrs. Bott and Mrs. Hawkins, of Sale, and Fred, of Melbourne.
CARTLEDGE.—On October 7, at 10 Alicia street, Hampton, Walter Arthur, dearly loved brother of Harry, Elizabeth (Mrs. Bott), Vic (deceased), Florence (Mrs. Hawkins), and Frederick, and sincere friend of Bert and Dot Laver, aged 50 years, late R.A.A.F. —At rest. (Remains at R. McKenzie's Chapel, South Melbourne.)
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