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Samuel BAILEY

Regimental number2905
Place of birthKyneton, Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationGrocer
Address57 Tooronga Road, East Malvern, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Samuel Bailey, 57 Tooronga Road, East Malvern, Victoria
Enlistment date28 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Field Ambulance, C Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 31 May 1915
From Embarkation Records it is not possible to distinguish exactly which ship members of this unit sailed on. Two ships left from Sydney: the 'Ajana' on 31 May 1915 carrying three officers and 98 men and the 'Ceramic' on 25 June 1915 carrying three officers and 129 men.
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 12 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death19 September 1971

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