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BAYNES, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2282 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Enlisted at Toowoomba |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Hampstead, London, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Pittsworth, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Shirley House, Old Charlton, Blackheath, England |
| Occupation: | Motor Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 10 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row B, Grave 3 Headstone inscription reads: Life not ended but radiantly continued, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pittsworth Great War Honoured Dead |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2282, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Toowoomba | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 2282, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 2282, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 5 May 1915: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Awarded MID twice. Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, London Gazette, second Supplement, No. 29251 on 5 August 1915; Commonwealth Gazette, No. 133 on 28 October 1915. Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, London Gazette, Supplement, No. 29455 on 28 January 1916; Commonwealth Gazette, No. 44, on 6 April 1916. | |
| 26 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , In the field | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Bombardier, 2282, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2282 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1915-08-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 23 years
Son of Frederick and Cornelia Baynes of 13 Kensington Court Mansion, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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