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Ronald Spencer BAILEY

Regimental number50
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolState School and College, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPrinter
AddressNorthcote, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lucy Bailey, 83 Arthurton Road, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBethlehem Farm West Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 11), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Lucy E. BAILEY, 4 Wilson Street, South Yarra Victoria, Australia. Native of Ballarat, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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