Regimental number | 3034 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Tenterfield, New South Wales |
School | Tenterfield Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Ironmonger |
Address | West End, Townsville, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, James Ed Baldey, Morris Street, West End, Townsville, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Warneton, Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Pont D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Edward and Louisa BALDEY. Native of Tenterfield, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother:2574 Sergeant Clifford John BALDEY, 9th Bn, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919; Uncle: 5 Pte Thomas Henry BALDEY, 42nd Bn, died of disease, 13 December 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Name appears on Anzac Park Memorial, Townsville, and on Ayr Memorial, Ayr, Queensland. |
Place of burial | Pont d'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Belgium |