BAILEY, Harold
Service Number: | 2058 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Petersfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 1885 |
Home Town: | Jennacubbine, Goomalling, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 26 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Grave Section Q. Plot V. Row D. Grave 12. INSCRIPTION THY WILL BE DONE , St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaconsfield Upper War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2058, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2058, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1885 Bailey Harold Petersfield 2c 147
He was 33 and the son of William and Harriett Bailey, of Petersfield, Hants.
He is rememebered on the Petersfield War Memorial located in the High Street, about 200 metres from the Market Square, Petersfield, and takes the form of a cenotaph in the form of a square pillar mounted on a base; the inscription is within insets in the sides of the memorial. The memorial was unveiled and dedicated in 1922.