| Regimental number | 4157 |
| Place of birth | Chapel End, nr Scherstone, Warwickshire, England |
| School | Council School, Galley Common, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Francis Bailey, Shop Plough, Chapelend, near Atherstone, Warwickshire, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave 26), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Ann BAILEY, Plough Road, Chapel End, near Atherstone, Warwickshire |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'On 12th October, 1917, at WESTHOEK, east of YPRES, Sergeant BAILEY was in charge of a trucking party taking material forward. This vicinity was periodically heavily shelled by the enemy and this tended to disorganise the work. Sergeant BAILEY, by his energy and coolness under trying conditions, kept his men at work and he was mainly responsible for a regular supply of material being kept forward. He was in charge of similar trucking parties on 13th and 14th October, 1917. This N.C.O. also displayed great coolness with a reconnoitring party on 26th September, 1917, near POLYGON WOOD, east of YPRES. He penetrated an enemy barrage and obtained valuable information.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 95 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
