Stephen Louis BAILEY

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Service Number:	289
Enlisted:	1 June 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	36th Heavy Artillery Group
Born:	Hamilton, Scotland, 1892
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Mary's School, Hamilton, Scotland
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 13 July 1917
Cemetery:	Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot 1, Row I, Grave 52
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 289, Perth, Western Australia
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 289, Siege Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 289, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
13 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 289, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Warneton, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 289 awm_unit: 36th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-13

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Arrived in Australia aged 17 years

Australian Heavy Artillery

Rank - Gunner

31 August 1915 - Found guilty - Awol: awarded 3 days' confined to barracks; forfeited a total of 1 days pay.

29 May 1916 - Found guilty - of leaving his post whilst on active dutyl, without being properly relieved: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment

23 August 1916 - To Rest Camp

29 August 1916 - Rejoined unit

16 December 1916 - Leave to England

31 December 1916 - Rejoined unit from leave

9 January 1917 - Admitted to Main Dressing Station

9 January 1917 - Transferred to Casualty Clearing Station (injury to toenail)

12 January 1917 - To Ambulance Train No 15

13 January 1917 - Entrained to 6th General Hospital, Rouen

11 February 1917 - To 2nd Convalescent Depot

21 February 1917 - Discharged to 55th Infantry Base Depot, Rouen

24 February 1917 - To Royal Garrison Artillery Base Depot

27 March 1917 - Marched out to join unit

30 March 1917 - Rejoined unit

28 May 1917 - Detached to First Aid Course

4 June 1917 - Rejoined unit

10 July 1917 - Wounded in action

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

June 1918 - Letter from a friend, F. Rodda of Glen Osmond, South Auatralia asking for news of Bailey

Also served in the Royal Australian Garrison Artillery

Son of Henry Bailey and Julia Geraty. Native of Glasgow, Scotland