George Bernard Bartholomew

Born 26 Nov 1911 - Died 26 Oct 1942

Service number: WWII 33950 AWMM
Also known as: Bartholemew AWMM
Armed force / branch: Army AWMM
Last rank: Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Engineers, 8 Field Company AWMM
War: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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War: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Campaign: Western Desert AWMM
Armed force / branch: Army AWMM
Service number: WWII 33950 AWMM
Military service: —
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Medals and Awards: Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
Citation for Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM): "As leader of an engineer party attached to a Battalion of the 6th New Zealand Brigade from 17-31 July 1942 Sergeant Bartholomew displayed outstanding devotion to duty and untiring effort in performing valuable patrol work, demolishing enemy equipment and locating and lifting enemy minefields. On three successive nights prior to the 6th New Zealand Brigade's attack on El Mreir, Egypt, on the night of 21-22 July 1942 Sergeant Bartholomew went out with fighting patrols and successfully demolished enemy machine guns and other equipment, and on the two nights immediately prior to the main attack he patrolled the Brigade front, sometimes under sharp machine-gun fire, and located and broghut in full and accurate information of enemy minefields. During the Brigade attack he led his party of Sappers in the dangerous task of lifting enemy booby-traps and mines through a 300 yard field. As the result of his daring and inspiring leadership, mines were rapidly cleared to allow carriers and other supporting transport to move forward. It was due almost entirely to the personal effort and courageous example of Sergeant Bartholomew in the face of enemy machine-gun and mortar fire that enemy minefields on the Battalion front did not hold up the attack." (London Gazette, 29 December 1942) AWMM
1939-1945 Star AWMM
Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM
War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

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Enlistment: WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkation details: WW2 Sergeant AWMM 8 Field Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical history

Medical notes: Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

Last rank: Sergeant AWMM
New Zealand Engineers, 8 Field Company AWMM
Last rank: —

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George Bernard Bartholomew

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