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BAILEY, Walter Claude
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S14247, SX13242 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 March 1941, Glenelg, SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Heavy Battery |
| Born: | Brighton, South Australia, 13 September 1914 |
| Home Town: | Wayville, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea (Tamahoko Maru), 24 June 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated: - Column 115, Singapore Memorial Kranji, North West, Singapore. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Brighton Glenelg District WW2 Honour Roll, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, S14247 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S14247 | |
| 4 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Glenelg, SA | |
| 15 Jun 1941: | Discharged | |
| 16 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 16 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, SX13242, 2nd/1st Heavy Battery, Wayville, South Australia. | |
| 24 Jun 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Gunner, SX13242, 2nd/1st Heavy Battery, Presumed to have died in the the Koshiki Straits 40 miles SW of Nagasaki, when Tamahoko Maru was torpedoed by USS Tang and sank in less than 2 minutes at 32-24N, 129-38E. |
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