BAILLIE, John McDonald
| Service Number: | 400 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rogart, Sutherland, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Armentières, France, 8 January 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Grave IV. C. 36. Personal Inscription A BRITISH GENTLEMAN |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 400, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 400, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 48 and the son of John and Jean Baillie; husband of E Baillie of Johnstone Street, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia.
Emigrated to Australia aged 20.
Enlisted: 11.1.16 Melbourne, Australia
Formerly served in 34th Fortress Company, (Royal) Engineers and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Remembered on the Rogart War Memorial.
Rogart (Scottish Gaelic: Raoghard, meaning "great enclosed field" is a small village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.
It was originally a scattered crofting village, until the opening of the Rogart railway station at Pittentrail 1 1⁄2 miles to the southeast. A newer industrial village grew after the arrival of the railway in 1886, with the older village remaining.
The village of Golspie is 9 miles east of Rogart.
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