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BAILES, Harold Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2889 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Esk, Queensland, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Esk State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie IV C 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Esk War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2889, 47th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2889, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2889, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 2889, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2889 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Harry Emmett and Mary Ann Agnes Bailes, Wilson Road, Newmarket Queensland.
Mrs. H. E. Bailes, of Newmarket, has received official advice that her son, Pte. H. P. Bailes, was killed in action in France, on August 16. The deceased soldier, who was 21 years of age last February, had been on active service for two years. Prior to enlisting he was employed at the Post and Telegraph Office at Esk, and before leaving for the Front was a member of the Army Service Corps in Brisbane. A brother—Norman—is on active service with the veterinary corps attached to the Light Horse in Palestine.
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