BAILEY, Ben Harold
| Service Number: | 272 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bassendean, Bassendean, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | West Guildford Public School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 33 , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bassendean War Memorial, Guildford State School Honour Roll, Guildford War Memorial, Guildford and District Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 272, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 272, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Frank and Jane BAILEY, Lord Street, West Guildford, Western Australia
His mother received a letter written on 12 October 1915 from the father of 354 Otto John SIEFKIN who wrote that he had just received a letter from Otto, now in hospital in London, who wrote of BAILEY'S last moments. The letter states: 'There were thirty of them in the boat from the troopship, and only fifteen survived. Ben was hit by a bullet, and died instantly, without speaking. They had only been on shore for five minutes when this happened'; she received another letter written on 7 August 1916 from 968 William Charles BRUTON, who was next to Ben when he died, stating that they were trying to take cover 20 yards from the water's edge when Ben was shot through the head. The letter also states that Ben BAILEY was killed on 25 April 1915.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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