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BAINES, Myles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 266 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 April 1915, Place of Enlistment, Gayndah, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Barrow in Furness, England. , 29 December 1884 |
| Home Town: | Gayndah, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cab Driver |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 3 February 1966, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Gayndah Reid's Creek No 261 Rifle Club Roll of Honour, Gayndah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 266, 26th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Gayndah, Queensland. | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 266, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 266, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 9 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
| 18 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 5 Apr 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Returned to Australia. | |
| 22 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
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