BAILEY, Arthur
| Service Number: | 2562 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 24 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Vaulx Hill Cemetery Plot 11, Row G, Grave 14, Vaulx Hill Cemetery, Vaulx, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2562, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2562, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2562, 5th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2562 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-24 |
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Served in Cadets
18 March 1916-Appointed Lance Corporal
Military Medal
'On the 27th February 1917 at about 12-30 p.m. word was received at LE SARS A.D.S. that two men were lying wounded in an exposed position on the BAPAUME ROAD. Sergeant I. LING, Lance Corporal A. BAILEY, Private C. CATT and Private A. COE at once proceeded to locate these men. This was accomplished after a most dangerous and difficult search at about 800 yards from LE SARS A.D.S., two men of the 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion, attached to the V 2 A.T.M. Battery being found. No 361 bomber DODD H. was lying on the side of the road with shell wound in left thigh, and No. 316 Private BARTLEY R. was lying in a cellar, into which he had apparently fallen with a fractured skull and unconsciousness. First Aid was rendered, and through heavy shell fire, (both Shrapnel and High Explosive) the patients were conveyed to the R.A.P., the distance of carrying being 800 yards. Both on the forward and return journey several narrow escapes were experienced by the party. Major CHAPMAN the Officer i/c of the forward A.D.S's, further reports that this squad behaved in an exceptionally cool and courageous manner during the recent operations. I therefore wish to recommend these men for immediate reward, for untiring and conspicuous devotion to duty, and setting a fine example to those around them.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133
Date: 21 August 1917
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British war Medal, Victory Medal