
| Regimental number | 20116 |
| Place of birth | Korumburra, Victoria |
| Other Names | BAILEY, David Lindsay |
| School | State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Wood machinist |
| Address | Durham Road, Sunshine, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5.25" |
| Weight | 125 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, R Bailey, Durham Road, Sunshine, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Junior Cadets, and in the 20th Battery, Australian Field Artillery, 1915-16. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 32 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 111th Howitzer Battery, 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Godwaersvelde British Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No. 5), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Lucie BAILEY, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 20 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 31 December 1916; transferred to 12th Field Artillery Brigade, 4 February 1917, pending absorption into 11th Field Artillery Brigade. Taken on strength, 11th FAB, and posted to 111th Battery, 9 March 1917. Admitted to 10th Field Ambulance, 1 June 1917 (scabies); rejoined unit from hospital, 21 June 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 6 October 1917 (gun shot wound back, penetrating chest and abdomen); admitted same day to 37th Casualty Clearing Station; died of wounds, 15 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |