BAINES, Ernest Cooper
| Service Number: | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 11 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Influenza, Bedford Park Hospital, South Australia, 6 January 1920, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia Path 34 North; Plot 46512-52. Wargrave with Private Memorial. His mother was laid to rest with him in 1953. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide St Mary Magdalene Church Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board, North Adelaide Christ Church School Honour Board, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Army Medical Corps (AIF) | |
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| 1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1881, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1881, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1881 | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| 6 Jan 1920: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1881, 7th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1881 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1920-01-06 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as Great War dead on 25/08/2012
His mother was laid to rest with him in 1953. Wargrave with Private Memorial.
Biography
Son of Horace BAINES and Grace nee RICHARDS
Regimental number 1881 Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia Religion Church of England Occupation Printer Address Ward Court, North Adelaide, South Australia Marital status Single Age at embarkation 22 Height 5' 7.5" Weight 136 lbs Next of kin Mother, Mrs Grace Jane Baines, Ward Court, North Adelaide, South Australia Previous military service nil Enlistment date 24 May 1915 Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 24 May 1915 Place of enlistment Adelaide, South Australia Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 27th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement (www.aif.adfa.edu.au) AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/44/2 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Morea on 26 August 1915 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 7th Field Ambulance Fate Returned to Australia 3 March 1919 Date of death 6 January 1920 Age at death from cemetery records 26 Place of burial North Road Cemetery (34. 4651-4652.), Adelaide, South Australia Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Commemorated in St George the Martyr's Anglican Church, Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the Glory of God. In Honour of Our Lady, Blessed Michael the Archangel, Blessed George the Martyr & of all the Blessed Saints. To the dear Memory of all those who went forth from this Altar, where they offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and Blood of Christ, to give their lives in the Great War. This Screen is Blessed on Anzac Day 25 April 1922 being the Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist.' Parents: Horace (deceased), Grace Jane Baines Discharge date 7 July 1919 Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Joined 27th Bn, Gallipoli, 12 October 1915.
Disembarked Alexandria, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 14 January 1916, and transferred same day to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezireh (myopia); discharged to duty, 19 January 1916; rejoined Bn, Ismailia, 20 February 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 15 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916.
Transferred to 7th Field Ambulance, 22 June 1916.
Wounded in action, 29 January 1917 (bomb wound, right cheek); admitted to 1/1 South Midland Casualty Clearing Station,
30 January 1917; transferred to Ambulance Train No 21
31 January 1917, and admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Havre
1 February 1917; transferred to England
4 February 1917, and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Brighton
5 February 1917 (fractured mandible: slight); trasferred to York Place
16 February 1917; to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield
22 March 1917; discharged on furlough
28 March 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs
11 April 1917 Attached to 16th Field Company Engineers
23 May 1917 Proceeded overseas to France
17 November 191 Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance
25 May 1918 (not yet diagnosed: pyrexia); discharged to duty
27 May 1918 Transferred to 7th Field Ambulance
19 September 1918 On leave to United Kingdom
4 November 1918; rejoined unit from leave,
21 November 1918 Admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen
15 December 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to England
21 December 1918, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham
22 December 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin: severe);
transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford
7 January 1919 (influenza); discharged on furlough
10 January 1919, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth
24 January 1919 Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Euripides'
3 March 1919;
18/4/1919 disembarked Adelaide
7/7/1919 discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide
Medals:
1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 5 October 2014. Lest we forget.
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