Branch of Service

Army

Conflict

World War II (1939-1945)

Date of Enlistment

04/07/1940

Date of Discharge

19/07/1945

Place of Enlistment

Paddington NSW

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

11/07/1919

Place of Birth

Belmore NSW

Address (at enlistment)

Mount Ainslie Camp, Ainslie ACT

Occupation

Labourer

Next of Kin

Marjorie Hamilton (mother), Ainslie ACT

Service Number

NX52596

Final Rank

Gunner

Final Unit

3 Anti Tank Regiment

World War 2 Memorial, corner of Lowe St and Farrer Place, Queanbeyan NSW

Bartley served in the Middle East with the 3 Anti Tank Regiment. In early 1941 his unit was part of the 'Tobruk Derby', a retreat across Libya chased by the German Afrika Corps. On 8 April Bartley's unit was trying to break through the German line near Mechili when he was captured and became a prisoner of war. He spent time in a POW camp at Sulmona in Italy and was then sent to Stalag VIIIA and Stalag VIIIB in Silesia in 1944. He had been released by July 1945.

Description - height 5 feet 9 inches, brown hair, brown eyes, Church of England.

WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
NAA RecordSearch - Series B883 (Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947)
The Canberra Times - 27 January 1941, 8 May 1941, 7 July 1941, 20 August 1941, 10 May 1945