William BAILEY

Regimental number8
SchoolWoomelang State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressWoomelang
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Brown, Woomelang
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 June 1915
Place of enlistmentWoomelang, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Infantry Brigade, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/8/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll8A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 October 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death25 October 1916
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers(II. D. 16. ), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs J. Brown (formerly Bailey), and the late Mr. J. Bailey. Native of Woomelang, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Transferred to 31st Bn, 8 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 25 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAILEY William