| Regimental number | 2287 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Western Australia |
| Place of birth | Darling Range Quarries via Perth, Western Australia |
| School | State School, Midland Junction; Guildford Grammar School; Perth Modern School, Western Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Darling Range Quarries via Perth, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.7 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 136 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles Bacon, Darling Range Quarries via Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21.11 |
| Place of burial | Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 8), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Eliza Bacon |
| Other details |
Taken on strength, 16th Bn, Gallipoli, 2 August 1915. Wounded in action, 9 August 1915 (gun shot wound, face and mouth), and admitted to No 3 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos; transferred to Lowland Casualty Clearing Station, 22 August 1915; to England, 26 August 1915, and admitted to Reading War Hospital, 17 September 1915 (wound: slight). Found guilty, 2 March 1916, of being drunk and disorderly, 1 March 1916: awarded 3 days' detention. Admitted to St Peter Street Hospital, 7 March 1916; discharged13 April 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 38 days. Fined 1.05./- for loss of kit, 7 June 1916. Found guilty, 15 July 1916, of being absent from Reveille, 11 July, until Tattoo, 14 July 1916: awarded 144 hours' detention. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 4 August 1916 (tonsilitis). Found guilty, 8 September 1916, of being absent without leave from 1.30 pm, 21 August, till 6 pm, 6 September 1916: awarded 17 days' detention, and forfeiture of 17 days' pay. Admitted to !st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 5 Serptember 1916; discharged, 30 November 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease (gonorrhoea): 87 days. Marched into 4th Training Bn, 30 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 4 December 1916; rejoined 16th Bn, in the field, 22 December 1916. Wounded in action (second occasion), 11 April 1917 (gun shot wound, face), and admitted to 56th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 12 April 1917; to 5th General Hospital, 18 April 1917 (ulcer, cornea); to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 22 May 1`917; to Base Depot, Havre, 3 June 1917;rejoined unit, in the field, 11 June 1917. Wounded in action (3rd occasion), 6 August 1917 (gun shot wound, left foot), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 6 August 1917; transferred to 56th General Hospital, Etaples, 8 August 1917; to England, 11 August 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Stowbridge, 11 August 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 23 August 1917; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 31 August 1917. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 23 November 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 3 December 1917. Found guilty, 24 December 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 19 December, till 1900, 23 December 1917: awarded forfeiture of 12 days' pay; total forfeiture: 16 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 31 December 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 10 April 1918. Killed in action, 18 September 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BACON Arthur |
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