BAILLIE, Robert Porteous
| Service Number: | 13/159 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | Unspecified New Zealand Army Units |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 20 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Cessnock, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stenographer & Typist for Fiji Government |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Commemorative Roll |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Trooper, 13/159, Unspecified New Zealand Army Units |
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Son of Matthew and Agnes Baillie, of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.
Enlisted 17 August 1914 Auckland Mounted Rifles NZEF
Any Digger who has recollection of the fate of 13/159, Tpr. Robert Porteous Baillie, 3rd Auckland Mounted Rifles, reported missing and believed killed in action on Aug. 8, 1915, at Lone Pine. — Wanted by John Baillie, "Mercury" office, Lithgow (N.S.W.).
Mr. Matthew Baillie, of Cessnock, has been notified of the death of his son, Private Robert Porteous Baillie, who had previously been reported missing. Private Baillie was attached to the New Zealand forces, having enlisted in the Dominion soon after the outbreak of war. News of his death was sent to Rev. Reay-Campbell of Cessnock.