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George Henry BAILEY

Regimental number1786
Place of birthMount Barker, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationChef
AddressGlenelg, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jennie Bailey, 3 Hastings Street, Glenelg, South Australia
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 December 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death24 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (P_lot III, Row C, Grave No. 25), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Henry and Mary BAILEY, husband of Jennie BAILEY, 40 George Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. Born at Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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