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BAILEY, Leslie Frederick Ambrose
| Service Number: | 3029 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beverley, South Australia, 8 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Mount Pleasant, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in railway accident, Hilton, South Australia, 28 April 1925, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Mount Pleasant Roll of Honor, Mount Torrens Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3029, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3029, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Leslie Frederick Ambrose Bailey
Name: Leslie Frederick Ambrose Bailey
Service Number 3029
Place of Birth: Kilkenny
Date of Birth: not available
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 30 March 1917
Age at Enlistment: 19 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Aunt, Eliza Hicks
Occupation: Butcher
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
After joining the 43rd Battalion Leslie left Adelaide on 23 June 1917 on board HMAT A 30 Borda and proceeded to France with his unit on 18 December. In October 1918 he was invalided to England, suffering from an old gunshot wound which necessitated the amputation of the middle finger of his right hand at Horton War Hospital, Epsom. Leslie’s next of kin was advised of his circumstances on 25 November. Private Leslie Bailey returned to Australia on 19 February 1919 and was discharged on 28 April.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Paula Bartsch
Enlisted 30 March 1917 at Adelaide, South Australia. His unit embarked on HMAT A30 BORDA on 30 June 1917.
Served in France.
AWOL from midnight 2 October 1917 to 1pm on 3 October 1917; awarded 3 days confined to barracks, 1 days pay.
Offence 19 October 1917; neglecting to obey Fovant Garrison; admonished.
Transferred to Australian Employment Company unit on 30 April 1918.
To hospital England, old gunshot wound, middle finger amputated 9 October 1918.
Returned to Australia 19 February 1919, discharged 28 April 1919.
Les Bailey worked for the Hicks family at Mount Pleasant, South Australia. On 13 October 1916 he had his right middle finger amputated after a rifle accident.
He was killed in an accident which involved a motor lorry in which he was travelling, collided with a train at the South Road crossing between Hilton and Richmond stations. A report of this accident can be found in the Port Pirie Recorder, 18 February 1925.
At the time of his death Les lived at Stevenson street, Nailsworth.