Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Charles John Bailey Died 30 November 1941 PDF Key details Service number12885 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 26 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles John AWMM SurnameBailey AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number12885 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Tutaki, Murchison, Tasman, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr J.S. Bailey (father), Tutaki, Murchison, Tasman, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 27 August 1940 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number12885 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Farm hand/Civilian AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Orcades AWMM Private AWMM 26 (Canterbury and Otago) Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Third Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 26 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Charles Bailey was the son of Joseph Stanley Bailey, and of Helen Mary Bailey (nee Moon), of Tutaki, Nelson, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death30 November 1941 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryKnightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM 6. G. 8. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Charles John Bailey by laying a poppy. Charles Drummond Bailey Charles Henry Bailey Charles John Bailey Charles William Bailey Chrys Bailey Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles John Bailey Leave a note Contribute › Processing Great Uncle Jack who I never met. Public - Matt - Other Relative - 30 April 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNorton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-26Ba.html Sources Used Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2095991 Sources Used DocumentsCooke, P. (2001). Defending New Zealand: ramparts on the sea 1840-1950s. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM 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 WW2 3: WW2 22 AWMM Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record