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John BAILEY

Regimental number3451
Place of birthParattah, Tasmania
SchoolParattah State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGlenorchy, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, G T Bailey, Glenorchy, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot V, Row H, Grave 5), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
64
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Bailey, husband of Rlsie Bailey, Parattah, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsCousin: 791 Pte John William Easton BURNS, 26th Bn, died of wounds, 22 April 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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