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BAILEY, Joseph Leo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX2706 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Town, Tasmania, Australia, 22 February 1913 |
| Home Town: | Bellerive, Clarence, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Golfer |
| Died: | Pneumonia whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Japan, 24 December 1944, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery Burial Reference: - Plot H. Row D. Grave 4. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Launceston 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX2706 | |
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| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX2706, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX2706, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion, Died of pneumonia, at Fukurka 17, Prisoner of War Camp, Bay of Omuta, Japan. |
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