William Wallace BAILEY

Regimental number6/10
Address166 Olliviers Road, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinW Bailey, 166 Olliviers Road, Linwood, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 6 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPont-d'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 12), Nieppe, France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: William and Florence Edith Bailey
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1