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BAILEY, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2044 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Messines Ridge British Cemetery Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2044, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2044, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2044, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Bailey is simply reported as killed in action, without any detail. His brother Private Charles Bailey 37th Battalion also died of wounds on the same day, 8 June 1917.
Almost 100 years after his death, in 2014 Ballarat soldier Private George Bailey’s war medals were found buried in the backyard of a Creswick house. They were eventually returned to a grandson of George's brother.