Regimental number | 2585 |
Place of birth | Sydenham, London, England |
School | St Michael's School, Sydenham, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Meekatharra, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, James Edward Bailey, 25 Dasset Road, West Norwood, London, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Australian Salvage Corps |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Letter from CO: "He was intensely keen about the patched up machine guns which he used toi procure from Salvage and Ordnance, and the Great Australian War Mureum when it finally stands in the Australian Capital will be a monument to him, for it is his work that thousands upon thousands of Australians will see as they walk down those galleries." |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Place of death or wounding | Vignacourt, nr Amiens, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave no. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 184 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Edward BAILEY; husband of Emily BAILEY, "Holmlands", Kayll Road, Sunderland, England. Native of Sydenham, London England |