BAILEY, William Elvin
| Service Number: | 1611 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Husband of Florence Olive Bailey, 572 Crown Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales. Florence later re-married to a Charles Wheeler
disembarked Alexandria from Gallipoli, 23 December 1915 (bronchitis); admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 23 December 1915; transferred to Overseas Base, Ghezirah, 30 December 1915.
Transferred to Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 27 March 1916; promoted Temporary Corporal, 27 March 1916.
Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 9 June 1916; transferred to British Red Cross Convalescent Hospital, Montazah, 15 July 1916 (enteric); discharged to duty, Tel-el-Kebir, 7 August 1916.
Proceeded overseas to France, 27 August 1916.
Taken on strength, 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 24 September 1916; reverted to Private, 25 September 1916; promoted Temporary Corporal, 27 September 1916.
Proceeded to join 53rd Bn, 7 October 1916; taken on strength, 9 October 1916; reverted to Private, 9 October 1916.
Transferred to 17th Bn, 24 November 1916; taken on strength, 25 November 1916.
Wounded in action, 3 May 1917; admitted to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, (shrapnel wound, fractured skull), 3 May 1917; died of wounds, 10 May 1917.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal