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BAINES, Frederic George
| Service Number: | 1630 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 20 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk (S.A.R.) |
| Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 4 March 1978, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated on March 6, 1978 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Kilburn Islington Railway Workshops Honour Roll, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1630, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1630, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1630, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 50th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength by the 4th Australian Division Base Depot (4th A.D.B.D) | |
| 14 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1630, 50th Infantry Battalion, He had a G.S.W in France and was transferred to England to get treatment at a hospital 5 days later. | |
| 20 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 50th Infantry Battalion, Retransferred back to the 50th Battalion | |
| 10 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1630, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Son of Horace BAINES and Grace nee RICHARDS
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Baines embarked from Australia on the HMAT A60 Aeneas on April 11, 1916. Upon arrival, he was assigned to the 13th Training Battalion (stationed in Egypt) to prepare for war. On May 27, 1916, he joined the 50th Infantry Battalion which became a part of the 13th Brigade of the 4th Australian Division. Shortly after he embarked from Alexandria on June 7, 1916, to join the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F) primarily located on the Western Front in France and Belgium. He arrived in France, at Marseilles on 41 June 1916.
He was promoted to Acting Sergeant 1st March 1917 until 21st June 1917 when he reverted back to ER Corporal. Baines was transferred to 4th Australian Division Headquarters in August 1917. In December 1917 he reverted to Private only to return to ER Sergeant rank in February 1918. In June 1918 he reverted to the rank of Private
On September 14, 1918, he was wounded in action from a gunshot wound (G.S.W) which could also refer to a general shrapnel wound. Baines was later admitted to a hospital in England five days later on the 19th of September. He was mostly likely injured in the minor engagements that led up to the Hindenburg "outpost line" push on the 18th of September. He was later retransferred back to the 50th Battalion on November 20, 1918.
On July 1, 1919, he left England, returning to Australia. He was discharged 10th October 1919
Baines died on March 4, 1978, of natural causes and was cremated on March 6, 1978. He was ultimately buried at Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia.
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