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BARTSCH, Robert Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 406284, W29789 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Boulder, Western Australia, Australia, 1 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Middle East, 25 November 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Coll. grave XX1V, Row C, Grave 9 Headstone inscription reads: His duty nobly done |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, SN 406284 | |
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| 30 Jul 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SN W29789 | |
| 30 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SN W29789 | |
| 6 Sep 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SN W29789 | |
| 7 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, SN 406284, Perth, Western Australia | |
| 7 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, SN 406284 | |
| 7 Oct 1940: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, SN 406284 | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, SN 406284 |
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Plane was Wellington T 2551
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Herrmann Alexander Bartsch and Gladys Bartsch of Maylands, WA