BAILLIE, Noel Stanley
| Service Number: | QX3189 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 29 April 1909 |
| Home Town: | Goomeri, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer / Blacksmith |
| Died: | Accidentally shot, Australia, 29 May 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland A C 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goomeri & District Honour Roll WW2 and Other Conflicts, Goomeri Hall of Memory, Goomeri Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX3189 | |
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| 3 Apr 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 3 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX3189, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 May 1943: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Donald Robert and Elizabeth Ann Baillie, of Goomeri, Qld.
On the 29 May 1943 at approx 2015 hours, Pte. Baillie died on the way to 6 CCS as a result of a bullet wound caused by antoher soldier whilst in the 2/31 Aust. Inf Bn. R P ten from a .38 service pistol. Everything was done to obtain medical attention in the shortest possible time to save Pte. Ballie's life. It was found that another soldier was guilty of culpable neglegence in that he inserted a live cartidge in a pistol whilst in the ten in the presence of other trooops and also in that he pulled the trigger of this pistol with a live round in the chamber. These negligent acts on the part of the soldier caused the death of Pte. Baillie. The court is of the opinion, however, that the death of Pte. Baillie was not intentional but accidental. The court also considers that by way of the six pots of beer which the soldier had consumed he was probably less aware of the risk he was taking in pulling the trigger that he would have otherwise have been.
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