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John Rankin Baillie

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Rankin AWMM
  • Surname
    Baillie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1545 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
    Unknown AWMM Dargaville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Agnes Clark (mother), Dargaville, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1545 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
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of John Rankin Baillie and Agnes Baillie, (formerly Shaw) of Argyle Street, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.

    Twin brothers John Rankin Baillie (12/1545) and David Shaw baillie (12/500) were killed in WW1

    An account of the Baillie family history appeared in the Western Leader, Tuesday, 22 September 2009, p.7. (http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/tales-from-the-crypt/2887059/Marked-by-tragedy) It included copies of photographs of family members and of the family grave site in Waikumete Cemetery. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    3 July 1916 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM II. C. 36 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Family grave memorial, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Henderson RSA Roll of Honour, 66/70 Railside Avenue, Henderson, Auckland AWMM

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  • I visited john's grave c36 at BonJean Cemetery, Armentiers last week. I left a small wooden cross with David Shaw Baillie, his twin killed at Gallipoli, and a poppy taken from the grave of the unknown warrior. They are now together. I spent 42 years in uniform, this was a very moving experience. Stewart Baillie 11/11/15
    Public - Stewart Bruce - Direct descendant - 11 November 2015
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11 November 2015Stewart BruceWellington New ZealandDirect descendant

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