BAILEY, Leslie Edwin
| Service Number: | QX27499 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia., 23 January 1917 |
| Home Town: | Nebo, Isaac, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman employed by Exmoth Station, Queensland. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 3 April 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot TT. Row A. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY ALL AT HOME". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Collinsville War Memorial, Nebo Shire WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX27499 | |
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| 18 Feb 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 18 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX27499, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Apr 1945: | Discharged |
ROLL OF HONOUR
“The sad news of the death in action of Leslie Edwin Bailey, second son of Mrs Bailey & the late Arthur Samuel Bailey, of Exmoor Station, Collinsville was received with sincere regret & we sincerely sympathise with Mrs Bailey & her family in the loss of this devoted son & brother who has died like so many of our bravest & best young lads, that we may live.
Les enlisted about 4 years ago & fought against the Japanese in many campaigns. He was wounded in 1943, making a good recovery, he was soon at it again. Les was born in Bowen on 23rd January, 1917, & ever since leaving school he had worked under his grand old Dad at Exmoor until war broke out. A splendid bushman & a horseman very superior to the average, & as a worker second to none. A fine type of lad & well liked by all who knew him. Still another Bowen boy has made the supreme sacrifice. RIP.”
Submitted 25 May 2025 by Lyn Burke
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