BAILLIE, Robert George
| Service Number: | 1049 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 12 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Princes Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Prince's Hill State School, North Carlton, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith & Farrier |
| Died: | GSW left thigh (amputated) & Septicaemia, Section 2 Reading War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, France, 1 September 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reading Cemetery, England Screen Wall 72, 16472 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1049, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1049, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1049, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, Appointed: 1. TDvr 10/6/1917 | |
| 12 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 65th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1049, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1049 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 1st September.....Robert George Baillie was born at Camberwell, Victoria in 1892. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 5th February, 1915 as a 23 year old Blacksmith & Farrier from Melbourne, Victoria.
Private Robert George Baillie embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses (A38) on 10th May, 1915 with 22nd Battalion Reinforcements. He proceeded to join M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 30th August, 1915.
Private Baillie was admitted to 6th Field Ambulance at Anzac on 18th October, 1915 with Ulcers on the leg. He was admitted to Hospital at Malta & was returned to Camp at Tel-el-Kebir on 8th January, 1916.
Private Baillie proceeded to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 19th March, 1916. He was admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance with Rheumatism on 13th November, 1916 then transferred to C.R.S. (Camp Reception Station) the same day.
Private Baillie was again sent to Field Ambulance on 22nd December, 1916 with Influenza then transferred to England on Hospital Ship Dunluce Castle on 29th December, 1916 with Bronchitis. He was admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, England on 30th December, 1916 & discharged on 16th January, 1917 for furlough. After furlough he reported to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire on 17th February, 1917. He was transferred to 65th Battalion & appointed (Temporary) Driver on 16th April, 1917 at Windmill Hill then appointed to (Temporary) Corporal on 12th July, 1917 & Corporal the same day.
Corporal Bailiie was transferred back to 22nd Battalion on 21st August, 1917 & returned to France where he rejoined his Battalion on 9th March, 1918.
Corporal Baillie was wounded in action on 19th May, 1918. He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth on 3rd June, 1918 suffering from gunshot wounds to left thigh, fractured femur – severe & admitted to War Hospital at Reading, Berkshire, England.
Corporal Robert George Baillie died at 1.30 am on 1st September, 1918 in Section 2 Reading War Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, England from wounds received in action – Gunshot wounds to left thigh (amputated) & Septicaemia. He was buried in Reading Cemetery, Reading, Berkshire where 16 other WW1 Australians are buried. He does not have a headstone (nor do 15 other WW1 Australians) but are remembered on the Memorial Screen Wall located near the Cross of Sacrifice in the Cemetery.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/reading.html
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