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BARTSCH, George Murray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 39549 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 7 February 1921 |
| Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | KIlled by a Land Mine, Middle East, 19 December 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya Benghazi War Cemetery, Benghazi province, Libya |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane No 3 Squadron Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1941: | Involvement 39549, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF) | |
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| 10 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 10 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 39549, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 10 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 39549 | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 39549, No. 3 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Wayne Eberhard
Son of Johann Gottleib BARTSCH and Daisy ne EDWARDS
"39549 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) George Bartsch, 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. LAC Bartsch from Solomontown, South Australia, enlisted in Adelaide on 10 June 1941. On 18 December 1942, on the airfield at Marble Arch, El Agheila, Libya, several airmen set off to load petrol. An "S" mine was detonated and five men, including LAC Bartsch, were killed and two others were badly wounded. LAC Bartsch died of wounds in hospital on 19 December 1942, age 21." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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