Thomas James (Tom) BAILEY

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BAILEY, Thomas James

Service Number:	2077
Enlisted:	9 March 1916, Jamestown, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Jamestown, South Australia, 7 April 1894
Home Town:	Booborowie, Goyder, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Booborowie, South Australia, 28 November 1986, aged 92 years
Cemetery:	Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Rose Garden Memorial Site - Bed: CRZ; Site #: 8
Memorials:	Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Jamestown St James Anglican Church Stained Glass Windows and Turner Brothers Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2077, Jamestown, South Australia
13 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2077, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2077, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide
26 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2077, 5th Pioneer Battalion

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Biography

Born 7 April 1894 near Jamestown, SA. (as per NAA record S73345)

Father: Robert Bailey, Jamestown, SA

Brother:    2214    Private Andrew Paterson BAILEY
                           enlisted 7/4/1916, as a Private with the 5th Pioneer Battalion
             returned to Australia 24/9/1919

Previously served 12mths Senior Cadets

On enlisting Thomas was 21yrs 11mths old; 5' 8 3/4" tall; dark complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair; single; Church of England; lived with his parents at Jamestown SA,

9/3/1916 enlisted at Jamestown, SA
as a Private, in 5th Pioneer Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement

13/7/1916     embarked (with his brother)
                    from Port Adelaide onboard HMAT Seang Bee
9/9/1916       disembarked into Devonport, England

12/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France, onboard SS Oswald

18/11/1916 sick to hospital - Measles, Etaples, France
21/11/1916 admitted to hospital - mumps, Boulogne, France

11/12/1916 taken on strength of 5th Division Base Depot

20/12/1916 taken on strength of 5th Pioneer Battalion, from reinforcements

27/12/1916 taken on strength into 5th Pioneer Battalion, Etaples, France

6/2/1917 embarked onboard HS Lanfranc, for England
7/2/1917 admitted 2nd War Hospital Birmingham - gun shot wound left thigh

27/11/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex England

1/12/1917 rejoined unit

27/6/1918     sick to hospital
3/7/1918       embarked onboard Guildford Caslte to UK - Influenza
4/7/1918       admitted to Grayling Well War Hospital - Influenza

25/9/1918 marched out to overseas Training Brigade, Hurdcott

21/10/1918 proceeded overseas to France

28/3/1919 - Granted leave without pay

11/8/1919 returned to Australia onboard SS Niagara
returning to Australia, via America, at own expense

27/9/1919 disembarked into Australia

26/9/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (15007); Victory medal (14743)

Last lived at Booborowie, SA.

28/11/1986     passed away (92yrs old)
buried at:        Enfield Memorial Park, Rose Garden Memorial Site
                      Bed: CRZ; Site Number: 8
                      Grant Expires: 7/05/2026

buried with wife: Marion Irene Bailey (d. 3/05/1976 at 84yrs of age)

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 25/4/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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