Arthur William BARTLETT

Regimental number4/883
Date of birth1 November 1894
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoat builder
AddressWaiuku
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Ernest William Bartlett, Milton Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankSapper
Final unit2nd Field Company Engineers
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 March 1919
Discharge date13 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 15 September 1915.

Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Chaluk Dere, 4 December 1915; returned to duty, 8 December 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 26 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916.

Transferred to No 2 Field Company, NZ Engineers, 26 November 1916.

Regimental No altered to 4/883A.

On leave to United Kingdom, 16 November 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 2 December 1917.

Marched out to England for tour of duty, 7 July 1918; detailed On Command, No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 8 August 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Southampton on board HT 'Willochra', 8 March 1919; disembarked Wellington, 15 April 1919; discharged, 13 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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