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BAILES, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 856 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Donald, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Donald State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove II. G. 8., Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Donald Shire Office Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 856, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 856, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 856, 4th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Wounded (no details) during the Turkish attack on Leane's Trench. Evacuated (no details) however died of his wounds the next day 8 August 1915. | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 856, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 856 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
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