Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
John Arthur Alexander Bailey
John Arthur Alexander Bailey's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
John Arthur Alexander Bailey
Service number: 375
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 28 May 1915
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: GALLIPOLI 31. Shrapnel Valley Cemetery Anzac
War Grave Register notes: BAILEY, Tpr. John Arthur Alexander, 375. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 28th May, 1915. Age 21. Son of Edith Sing (formerly Bailey) of 33, Dry St., Inveresh, Launceston, Tasmania, and the late Alexander Bailey. Native of Longford, Tasmania. IV. A. 32.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Arthur Alexander Bailey from The AIF Project:
Regimental number | 375 |
Place of birth | Longford, Tasmania |
School | State School, Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 26 George Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Edith Bailey, 26 George Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadet Corps, Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | 19 August 1914 |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 19 August 1914 |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Australian Light Horse |
Fate | Killed in Action 28 May 1915 |
Place of death or wounding | Monash Valley, Gallipoli |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Schrapnel Valley Cemetery, Anzac(IV. A. 32. ), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edith Sing (formerly Bailey) and the late Alexander Bailey, 33 Dry Street, Inveresh, Launceston, Tasmania. Native of Longford, Tasmania |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915; killed in action, Monash Valley, Gallipoli, 28 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAILEY John Arthur Alexander |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Battles in Gallipoli3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, John Arthur Alexander Bailey