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BAILEY, Frank Levi
Service Numbers: | 1827A, 1827a |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Adelaide , 18 February 1915 |
Home Town: | Kilkenny, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate |
World War 1 Service
5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1827A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1827A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 1827a |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Woodville High School
On 18th September 1915 Frank Levi Bailey joined the war at the age of 21.
On 5th of January 1916 Frank embarked as private 1827A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, on the HMAT Afric, Melbourne. He was later detached to the 13th battalion.
On the service papers it said that he was a naturalized Brit, with a weight of 146 and a chest measurement of 36 inches. He identified with the Church of England (C.OF E.)