Māori Eric Richard Baylis Born 26 March 1922 - Died 9 April 1945 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 436926 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEric Richard AWMM SurnameBaylis AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 436926 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth26 March 1922 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusPre 1944 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignItaly AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 436926 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.10 Apprentice panelbeater/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.10 Wellington, New Zealand 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.10 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.10 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.10 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force 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 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Eric Baylis was the son of George Frederic Baylis, and of Mary Jane Baylis (nee Pike), of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death9 April 1945 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Italy, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryFaenza War Cemetery, Italy AWMM IV. B. 11. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Eric Richard Baylis by laying a poppy. Alan Leslie Arthur Baylis Arthur Thomas Baylis Eric Richard Baylis Francis Edward Baylis Francis Henry Baylis Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Eric Richard Baylis Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2236957 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.10 AWMM Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Information kindly provided by family 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