"Greater love hath no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends"
BAILEY, Percival JohnLieutenant Colonel
Adjutant 11th Light Horse Regiment Born 28 September, 1882 at Toowoomba, Qld. Son of John and Jane BAILEY Of Hume street, Toowoomba, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Engineer Served in Gallipoli, Sinai, Syria, Palestine and Egypt Awarded DSO and Insignia of the Order of the Nile Returned to Australia per 'Morvada' 28 July 1919 Queenslanders who fought in the Great War www.awm.gov.au H00051A |
BAKER, Harold HarryService no 8768
Private 25th Battalion Born: Brisbane, Queensland NOK listed as Sister: Mrs. Annie Louisa METCALF Of Grantham, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Fireman Enlisted: 29 July 1915 Embarkation: 12 November 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Pt Macquarie’ Age: 28 years Served in Egypt & France Killed in Action: 29 July 1916 Commemorated at Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France www.awm.gov.au P04011.001 |
BALDWIN, Harry JubileeService no 4076
Private 25th Battalion Born: 1887 in Rockhampton, Queensland Son of William & Kezie BALDWIN nee GRIFFITHS Of Janowae via DALBY, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted:16 August 1915 Embarkation: 28 March 1916 from Brisbane per ‘Commonwealth’ Age: 27 years Served in France Wounded in Action on 4 occasions: 5/8/1916, 24/3/1917,28/4/1917 & 10/6/1918 Died of Wounds: 14 June 1918 Buried: Vignacourt British Cemetery, France Plot 3, Row C, Grave 18 www.awm.gov.au P09679.001 |
BALL, Herbert JamesService no 6222
Private 9th Battalion Born: 1889 at Pt Douglas, Queensland Son of Thomas Edward & Elizabeth Jane BALL nee JOHNSON Of Chillagoe, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Butcher Enlisted: 16 March 1916 Embarkation: 7 September 1916 form Brisbane per ‘Clan McGillivray’ Age: 27 Years Served in England & France Killed in Action: 5 January 1917 Commemorated at Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France www.awm.gov.au P03554.001 |
BARBOUR, Frederick George PittyService no 3273A
Sergeant 9th Battalion Son of George Pitty and Isabel Frederica BARBOUR Of Toowoomba, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Student Enlisted 02 August 1915 Died of wounds 25 February 1917 in France Aged 21 years Buried AIF Burial Ground www.awm.gov.au P03452.012 Queenslander Pictorial supplement to The Queenslander 26 February 1916 page 22. |
BARNETT, Lionel Tom2nd Lieutenant
12th Battalion Born: 30 December 1890 at Rockhampton, Queensland Son of Joseph Jupp Smallman & Emily Caroline BARNETT nee ROBINSON Of Rockhampton, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Overseer Enlisted: 2 September 1915 Embarkation: 20 April 1916 from Sydney per ‘Hawkes Bay’ Age: 24 years Served in France Died of Wounds: 25 February 1917 Buried: AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot 9, Row E, Grave 5 www.awm.gov.au P08040.001 |
BARR, Victor ThomasService no 658
Private 3rd Machine Gun Battalion Born: Sydney, NSW Son of William Spier & Emily Ellen BARR Of Mary St, Charters Towers, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Draper Enlisted: 25 September 1916 Embarkation: 11 May 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Shropshire’ Age: 18 years Served in England & France Died of Wounds: 25 August 1918 Buried: St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France www.awm.gov.au P09569.001 |
BARRATT, Samuel VergService no 3703
Private 15th Battalion Born: 1881 at Cooktown, Queensland Son of Othello & Martha BARRATT nee MORRIS NOK listed as Brother: Othello BARRATT Of Herberton, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Miner Enlisted: 20 September 1915 Embarkation: 30 November 1915 from Sydney per ‘Suffolk’ Age: 34 years Served in Egypt & France Died of Wounds: 11 August 1916 Buried: Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 7, Row B, Grave 24 www.awm.gov.au P05301.023 |
Copy of extract from Third Supplement No. 30643 to the London Gazette dated 19th April, 1918 relating to the conspicuous services rendered by the late Lieutenant I. J. Barton, 52nd Battalion..
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when, as one of the reconnoitering patrol, he was lying concealed well within the enemy outpost line, by the light of a hostile flare he saw a party of eight of the enemy approaching. He allowed them to come within a few feet of his position and then summoned them to surrender. Revolver fire was opened on them and a bob thrown resulting in four of the enemy being badly wounded. He displayed coolness, dash and military judgment of the highest order.”
Died of wounds 5 April 1918 France aged 23 years
Buried Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Somme Picardie Region, France Plot: VIII. F. 18.
Courtesy of Brettonthebay and Lyne Richardson
"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when, as one of the reconnoitering patrol, he was lying concealed well within the enemy outpost line, by the light of a hostile flare he saw a party of eight of the enemy approaching. He allowed them to come within a few feet of his position and then summoned them to surrender. Revolver fire was opened on them and a bob thrown resulting in four of the enemy being badly wounded. He displayed coolness, dash and military judgment of the highest order.”
Died of wounds 5 April 1918 France aged 23 years
Buried Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Somme Picardie Region, France Plot: VIII. F. 18.
Courtesy of Brettonthebay and Lyne Richardson
BASSE, George Thomas
BASSETT, Robert JamesService no 3235
Private 53rd Battalion Born: 1880 at Roma, Queensland Son of Samuel Symonds & Isabella BASSETT nee CAMERON Of Roma, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Carpenter Enlisted: 30 July 1915 Embarkation: 2 November 1915 from Sydney per ‘Euripides’ Age: 35 years Served in Egypt & France Wounded in Action: 20 July 1916 Returned to Australia: 2 December 1916 per ‘Karoola’ Discharged: 9 April 1917 Medically Unfit www.awm.gov.au H01388 |
BAXTER, David RussellLieutenant
25th Battalion Born Dundee, Scotland Mother: Catherine BAXTER Of 211 Morningside Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland Occupation prior to enlisting: Store Keeper Enlisted: 8 January 1915 in Townsville, Queensland Embarkation: 29 June 1915 from Brisbane per ‘Aeneas’ Age: 30 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France Died of Wounds: 13 June 1918 Buried: Vignacourt British Cemetery, France Plot 3, Row C, Grave 10 Awarded Military Cross www.awm.gov.au P03233.001 |