Service Details
- 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
Personal Details
- 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
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- NX52596
- Final Rank
- Gunner
- Final Unit
- 3 Anti Tank Regiment
Commemoration
World War 2 Memorial, corner of Lowe St and Farrer Place, Queanbeyan NSW
Notes
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.
Sources
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