Danny Howell writes:
Ernest Warren’s successor as Postmaster at Warminster was Arthur James Bartholomew – a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Bartholomew of Carlton Villa, Portway, Warminster, and uncle of Freddie Bartholomew, the little boy who left Warminster for Hollywood and film star fame.
Arthur James Bartholomew’s appointment as Postmaster at Warminster in 1935 marked his return to the town after an absence of 23 years. He had been at one time a sorting clerk and telegraphist at Warminster Post Office but in 1912 left for the Central Telegraph Office in London. He held several subsequent appointments and prior to coming to Warminster was, from 1926, at the Highbridge Sub-Office, Bridgwater, Somerset.
Mr. Bartholomew resided at 11 Bath Road, Warminster. He left Warminster in July 1940 to be Head Postmaster at Blandford in Dorset. Mr. Read (Post Office Supervisor) continued the duties of Head Postmaster until a successor to Mr. Bartholomew was appointed (W. Smart).