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Charles Desmond Bailey

  • Service number
    WWII 13379 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Des Public - Mary - Child - 26 April 2020 - Family
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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Portrait of Charles Desmond Bailey, 71? (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Kate Christie 1132-7343. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Charles Desmond Bailey, 71? (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Kate Christie 1132-7343. CC-BY …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Desmond AWMM
  • Surname
    Bailey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Des Public - Mary - Child - 26 April 2020 - Family
  • Service number
    WWII 13379 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Fairview, Timaru, South Canterbury AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. M.M. Bailey, Fairview, Timaru, South Canterbury (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 13379 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.22 Labourer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.22
    Timaru, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.22
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Christchurch RSA. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.22 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project. AWMM

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26 April 2020MaryChristchurch Child

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