Regimental number | 479 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Burra, South Australia |
School | Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Hairdreseer |
Address | Cobalt Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25.7 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 122 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Ivey, Rose Cottage, Kooringa, Burra, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 6 years in the Senior Cadets; 2 years in the Infantry (Bedigo), Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: [481] Captain Roy George BAYNES, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 January 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Sydney', 8 October 1918; disembarked, Melbourne, 23 December 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 31 January 1919. War service: 4 years 161 days (of which 4 years 44 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 85 |
Place of burial | Barmera Cemetery, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAYNES Ambrose Harry |