Roy George BAYNES

BAYNES, Roy George

Service Numbers: 418, 481, Commissioned Officer
Enlisted: 24 August 1914
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 50th Infantry Battalion
Born: Burra, South Australia, 31 July 1892
Home Town: Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Broken Hill Public School, New South Wales
Occupation: Shunter / Motor Mechanic
Died: Daw Park, Adelaide, 9 October 1948, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
Section: KO, Road: 18, Site No: 14
Memorials: Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Old Burke Ward Boys Roll of Honor, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

25 Apr 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 418, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
24 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 481, 10th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 481, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
19 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Turkish Counter Offensive
29 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 50th Infantry Battalion
12 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 50th Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
6 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Commissioned Officer, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Son of late John BANYES and Emily IVEY fmly BAYNES nee BENNETT

Enlisted as an original member of the 10th Battalion AIF on 24 August 1914 and embarked aboard HMAT Ascanius as a sergeant on 20 October 1914 was wounded at Gallipoli in May 1915 but returned to duty. Transferred to 50th Battalion and was wounded twice in France.  Returned to Australia as a Captain, 23 January 1918  medically unfit.

His brother 479 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Ambrose Harry Baynes aslof of the  50th Battalion returned to Australia, 8 October 1918.

 

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