Bartholomew James Stubbs

Bartholomew James Stubbs
Member of Legislative Assembly, Western Australia
In office
3 October 1911 – 26 September 1917
Preceded byHenry Daglish
Succeeded bySamuel McConnell Brown
ConstituencySubiaco
Personal details
Born(1872-05-31)31 May 1872
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died26 September 1917(1917-09-26) (aged 45)
Polygon Wood, Flanders, Belgium
Political partyLabor
SpouseAlice Maud Rewell (1864–1954)
ChildrenStep children: Edith May Geddes, William Francis Geddes; Adopted: May Stephens
Parent(s)William Stubbs, Catherine Stubbs (nee Farrell)
Military service
AllegianceAustralia
Branch/serviceAustralian Imperial Force
Years of service1916–1917
RankSecond Lieutenant
Unit51st Battalion
Battles/wars

Bartholomew James Stubbs (31 May 1872 – 26 September 1917) was the first sitting member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly to be killed in action while on military service for his country.[1]

  1. ^ "Library POWAnet Pages". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.