| Regimental number | 1336 |
| Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria |
| School | Warrnambool College, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Motor driver |
| Address | 15th Avenue, Windsor, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 124 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eleanor Bayer, 15th Avenue, Windsor, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | St Kilda, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Brigade Ammunition Column |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Killed by shrapnel. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Beach Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 35), Anzac, Gallipoli |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ludwig Eberhardt and Elanor BAYER, 28 Westbury Street, St. Kilda East, Victoria, Australia. |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Henry Louis BAYER, 1st Machine Gun Company; subsequently 4th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps; left Australia with the first contingent in 1914; returned and was discharged, 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 8 April 1915; wounded in action, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915; admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 May 1915 (gun shot wound, head); died of wounds, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAYER John Hutchinson |
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