Charlie Bartling Explained

Charlie Bartling
Fullname:Charles Frederick Ernest Bartling
Birth Date:3 June 1912
Birth Place:Northcote, Victoria
Death Place:Chelsea, Victoria
Originalteam:Aspendale / St Kilda Reserves
Height:183 cm
Weight:76 kg
Statsend:1937
Years1:1935–1936
Games Goals1:13 (1)
Years2:1937
Games Goals2:2 (0)
Games Goalstotal:15 (1)

Charles Frederick Ernest Bartling (3 June 1912 – 30 January 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

He later served in the Australian Army in World War II,[2] spending a year in New Guinea before fracturing his wrist and being declared unfit for rifle duty. He was discharged in November 1945.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 49.
  2. Web site: World War II Roll:Charles Bartling . Commonwealth of Australia.
  3. Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than football : league players at war . 2015 . 247 . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-9923791-4-8.