Harry BAILEY

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Service Number:	6276
Enlisted:	31 October 1916, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Baxenden, Accrington, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Auburn, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling:	St John's School, Baxenden, England
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, Merincourt-sur-Somme, France, 5 June 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 111, Row D, Grave 6, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

31 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6276, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6276, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
Date unknown:	Involvement 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Arrived inAustralia aged 26 years

19 Battalion

Rank - Private

5 June 1918 admitted- multiple gunshot wounds

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of William and Obedience Bailey, of 30, Birch Terrace, Baxenden, Accrington, Lancs.