| Regimental number | 255 |
| Place of birth | Southport, Queensland |
| School | Public School, Southport, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Motor driver |
| Address | 190 Cowper Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7.86" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Joseph Bailey, 190 Cowper Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Queensland School Cadets (2 years); Moreton Regiment (2 years) and in the Port Curtis Infantry (Citizen Military Forces) (1.5 years). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackall, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Bugler |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 45), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Mary Bailey, 27 Rowe Street, Woollahra, New South Wales. Native of Southport, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: Joe, Jack (wounded), Frank, Victor (3 of whom were wounded in the Gallipoli landing); sons of Warrant Officer Bailey, IS, AMF. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915; admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 21 May 1915; discharged, 21 May 1915; to Overseas Base, 24 May 1915; embarked for Gallipoli, 24 May 1915; rejoined unit, 1 June 1915; to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 15 June 1915; rejoined unit, Gallipoli, 6 July 1915; reported missing, 8 August 1915; Court of Inquiry held 6 April 1916 found killed in action, 8 August 1915. [Witness, 278 Pte Thom Davies, 15th Bn, said 255 Pte BAILEY was killed in the charge at Lone Pine on 8 August. He was shot through the head and fell dead. Witness and Pte J McDONALD were with him at the time. Witness states that BAILEY was a good 'cobber'. His dug out bore the name 'Barcoo Hotel']. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAILEY Michael James |
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