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Charles Henry BAYLIS

Regimental number3004
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolSt Peter's Collegiate School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWarehouseman
AddressCampbelltown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Baylis, Campbelltown, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 14 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of meningitis.
FateDied of disease 24 November 1915
Place of death or woundingLemnos
Date of death24 November 1915
Age at death27
Place of burialPortianos Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 77)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred Henry and Emma BAYLIS. Born at Aldinga, South Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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