BAYLIS, Hubert Douglas
| Service Number: | 378 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1915, Swifts Creek, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia , September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Swifts Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 3 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen O VI E 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ensay War Memorial, Swifts Creek Football Club Pictorial Honour Roll, Swifts Creek War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 378, Swifts Creek, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 378, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 378, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 378, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Wounded Private, 378, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, GSW (back) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...378 Private Hubert Douglas Baylis, 24th Battalion, of Swift's Creek, Victoria. A farmer in civilian life, Pte Baylis enlisted on 11 March 1915 and embarked on HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915 for the Gallipoli Peninsula. His battalion was withdrawn to Alexandria, Egypt, on 10 January 1916 before relocating to Marseilles on 26 March 1916. He spent nearly six months in hospital due to illness and rejoined his unit in the Somme on 9 January 1917. Pte Baylis was wounded in action on 5 February 1917 and died of these wounds on 3 March 1917 at Rouen, France, aged 21 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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