Alva Gray BAILEY

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Service Number:	2776
Enlisted:	29 September 1916, Place of Enlistment, Grafton, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ulmarra, Clarence Valley, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1898
Home Town:	Cowper, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cowper Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 October 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Cowper Public School WW1 Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

29 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2776, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Grafton, New South Wales.
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 2776, 41st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 2776, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

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