| Regimental number | 1973 |
| Place of birth | Brompton, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 6th Street, Bowden, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 120 lbs |
| Next of kin | Uncle, George Frank Bayes, Glanton Street, West Hindmarsh, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets for 3 years; 1 year in 76th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces; transferred to 77th Regiment; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916.Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported Killed in Action, 19 July 1916; subsequently, 27 September 1916, reported as prisoner of war (slightly wounded), Germany. Reported as escaped from Germany; arrived Holland, 3 November 1918. Arrived England, 19 November 1918. Granted leave to 19 December 1918. Admitted to hospital, No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 January 1919; marched in to No 2 Command Depot from hospital, 12 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 6 April 1919 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged from ship's hospital, 13 April 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 April 1919; discharged, 10 June 1919. War service: 3 years 252 days (of which 3 years 78 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BAYES James Frank
Red Cross File No 0290104 |