BAYLISS, Walter Norman
| Service Number: | 3684 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Stanmore Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Pozieres, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 21. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lane Cove Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3684, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3684, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3684, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Walter was the son of Charles and Sarah Christiana Bayliss, Greenwich, Sydney, New South Wales.
His older brother, 10121 Gunner Alfred John Bayliss, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, was killed by heavy shell at Noreuil, France, 3 May 1917, aged 31.
Walter arrived in Egypt after the Gallipoli campaign and was wounded in action during the epic storming of Pozieres by the 1st Division AIF. He was wounded in the abdomen sometime during the first three days of the assault. He was admitted to the 1/2 South Midland Field Ambulance on the 24 July 1916 but died the next day and buried in the Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension.
Walter’s mum, Sarah Bayliss was granted a pension for the loss of her son, and all of his entitlements and personal effects. She was also left a will in her favour by her son Walter.
She stated on his roll of honour form that ‘Walter studied and passed an accountancy exam prior to enlisting and that he was working as an accountancy clerk.’