Gilbert BAILEY

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Service Number:	2468
Enlisted:	4 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Unley, South Australia, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Schooling:	Public School, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:	Bootmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

4 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2468, Depot Battalion
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2468, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2468, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2468, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2468 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19
Date unknown:	Wounded 2468, 53rd Infantry Battalion

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