Thomas BAILEY

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Service Number:	2779
Enlisted:	25 June 1915, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, Ballarat, Victoria
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 17 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XIII, Row B, Grave 3A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Alfredton Humffray Street State School Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

25 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2779, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2779, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
17 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2779, 54th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2779 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-17
Date unknown:	Involvement 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Son of Thomas and Emily Jane Bailey 9 Nicholson Street, Ballarat East, Victoria

Brother of Lieutenant Walter Leslie Bailey, 5th Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 10 May 1918.

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