| Regimental number | 11225 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dunedin |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 35 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mabel Beatrice Bailes, 27 Main South Road, Caversham, Dunedin |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in (--?) Rifles; 1 year in Dunedin City Guards; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimoroa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Philip and Mary Bailes, 155 Main Road, Ravensbourne, Dunedin |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Camp Sling, 8 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 5 October 1916, and posted to 4th Company. Wounded, 22 November 1916 (gun shot wound, neck), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, 23 November 1916; to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 26 November 1916; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 2 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 December 1916. Court of Enquiry (no date recorded) concluded: 'The injury was caused during the course of Lewis Machine Gun practice by the rebound of some hard substance from the earth mound in front of which the target was placed and ... no blame was attachable to anyone.' Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 21 December 1916, and transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined Bn, in the field, 3 January 1917 (no further details recorded). Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 10 January 1917 (myalgia); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 14 January 1917; to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 16 January 1917; to England, 9 February 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 10 February 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 30 March 1917; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 5 May 1917. Transferred to No 2 NZ (Area) Employment Company, 30 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 July 1917. Found guilty, 20 September 1917, of drunkenness: forfeited 5 days' pay gross rate. Rejoined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, 24 September 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 19 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing Believed Killed 12 October 1917.' |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22272275 |