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Frankland BAILEY

Regimental number7028
Place of birthMorecambe, Lancashire, England
SchoolPublic School
Age on arrival in Australia13
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressKatoomba, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Mark Bailey, Kundabah Street, Katoomba, New South Wales
Previous military service41st Infantry; Served in the Compulsory Military Training scheme.
Enlistment date13 September 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 September 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Date of death31 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row P, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mark and Mary Eleanor BAILEY, "Bramhall", Kundibar Street, Katoomba, New South Wales. Born in England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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