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John Joseph BAYNES

Regimental number1005
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolAllen Gun's College (?), Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address...
Marital statusDivorced
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 6"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinSon, Dudley Baynes, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Troopship A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateDied of disease 5 May 1917
Place of burialSt. Albans Cemetery (Mil. Row D, Grave No. 3), Hertford, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
78
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth BAYNES, husband of Edith PARFETT (formerly BAYNES), 39 Eastern Road, South Melbourne, Victoria. Born at Glasgow, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, England

Died of disease (general paralysis of the insane), 5 May 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BAYNES John Joseph

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