| Accession Number | P07382.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Crown Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of an Australian soldier, probably 4977 Private (Pte) Bertie Clarence Bartlett, ...
Description
Studio portrait of an Australian soldier, probably 4977 Private (Pte) Bertie Clarence Bartlett, 17th Battalion, of Parkes, NSW. Pte Bartlett, a labourer before enlisting on 17 January 1916, embarked at Sydney on 5 June 1916 on HMAT Kyarra with the 13th Reinforcements. Within the battalion he was known as 'Bluey' due to his red hair. He was wounded in action on 3 February 1917 and evacuated to England, rejoining his battalion on 15 August 1917. While serving in the Lewis Gun Section of 40 Platoon, C Company, on 9 October 1917 at Passchendaele, he was killed in action. He was 24 years old. His brother, 834 Lance Corporal Owen John Thomas Bartlett, also served with C Company of the 17th Battalion, and was wounded at Passchendaele on the same day, dying of his wounds six days later.