BAILEY, Albert Walter Victor
| Service Number: | 6959 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bungulla, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, At Sea on HMAT Benalla (A24), 20 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6959, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6959, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6959, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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Died on this date – 20th December
Albert Walter Victor Bailey was born at Bungulla, near Tenterfield, NSW in 1891 to parents John & Mary Bailey (nee Ing).
John Bailey, father of Albert Walter Victor Bailey, died on 25th February, 1910 at Bungulla, NSW. The 1913 Australian Electoral Roll for the Bungulla Polling Place, New South Wales recorded Albert Walter Victor Bailey, Farmer, from Bungulla.
Mary Bailey, mother of Albert Walter Victor Bailey, died on 11th February, 1915 at Bungulla, NSW.
Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England – Private Albert Walter Victor Bailey, 6959, 1st Battalion. He died on 20th December, 1916 at Sea on board HMAT Benalla from Pneumonia. He was buried at Sea & as a result is remembered on the Hollybrook Memorial as he has no grave.
Albert Walter Victor Bailey was a 25 year old, single, Farm Labourer from Bungulla, near Tenterfield, NSW when he enlisted at Armidale, NSW on 5th October, 1916 with the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.). His service number was 6959 & his religion was Methodist. His next of kin was listed as his brother – Mr John Bailey, Lambert Cottage, Edinburgh Road, Marrickville, NSW.
Private Albert Walter Victor Bailey was posted to Armidale Depot Battalion on 20th October, 1916 for recruit training. He was transferred to “B” Company, 23rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion on 20th October, 1916.
Private Albert Walter Victor Bailey was written up for an Offence while posted at Armidale – Overstaying final leave from 6 am on 1st November, 1916 to 6 am on 3rd November, 1916. He was fined £1 & forfeited 2 days’ pay for being absent.
Private Albert Walter Victor Bailey embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Benalla (A24) on 9th November, 1916 with the 1st Infantry Battalion, 23rd Reinforcements.
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