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Henry John BAILEY

Regimental number2780
Date of birth11 January 1876
Place of birthWestbury, Wiltshire, England
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationRailway employee
AddressBeverley PO, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation42.5
Height5' 5.75"
Weight169 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mary Jane Bailey, Creeper Villa, Heywood near Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 July 1918
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameRailway Unit, Special Draft 1918
AWM Embarkation Roll number15/9/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Zealandic on 5 October 1918
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Railway Operating Division
FateReturned to Australia 17 April 1920
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)No details of fate recorded on Nominal Roll.
Discharge date11 July 1920
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Melbourne, 5 October 1918, on board SS 'Zealandic'.

Married Annie LAWSON, widow, aged 34, St Agnes Church, Bristol, 30 August 1919.

Commenced return to Australia (with wife) on board HT 'Bahia Catillo', 17 April 1920; discharged, Perth, 11 July 1920.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAILEY Henry John

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