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John Arthur BAILEY

Regimental number1115
Place of birthNagatsu, Japan
ReligionBaptist
OccupationBuilder
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 8.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emily Alice Bailey, 2 Penalula Place, off Grote Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Themistocles on 7 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll375
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date21 October 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Carpentaria', 8 August 1818; discharged (wounded: gun shot wound, face), Adelaide, 21 October 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 September 1931
Age at death54
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAILEY John Arthur

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