BiographyAlthough living in Queensland Albert Bailey is listed on the Wisemans Ferry War Memorial as his father lived locally. He was shot in the head and died of his wound as the Second Australian Clearing Station after arriving at the front 17 days previously.Age23Date of Death10th July 1917Civil employmentStockmanRelationshipsSon of Albert Junior and Sarah Jane Bailey of St. Albans, NSW
Service Information
Service number6947RankPrivateRegiment15th Australian Infantry BattalionPlace of enlistmentRockhampton, QueenslandPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSWDate of embarkment23rd November 1916Memorial or CemeteryTrois Arbes Cemetery, Steenwerck, FranceMemorial/Cemetery Wisemans ferryMemorial NotesThe War Memorial commemorates those from the district who have served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved. The memorial contains a sculpture of an ANZAC Soldier surmounted by an obelisk which was installed in 2014 and the memorail was unvieled on ANZAC Day 2015.KeywordsFirst World WarWisemans Ferry
Albert Lyall Bailey. Hornsby Shire, accessed 18/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3438