Regimental number | 22108 |
Place of birth | Flemington, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Camberwell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph D Bailey, 13 Waterloo Street, Camberwell, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 93 days with AIF before being discharged on 10 March 1916 |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 23, Battery 108 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/133/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 4), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 28474 Driver Norman Herbert BAILEY, 12th Field Artillery Brigade, effective abroad (still overseas). |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 20 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916. Transferred to and taken on strength, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, 6 January 1917. Killed in action, 19 June 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAILEY Arnold Joseph Wallace |