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James Collis Baylee

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Headstone for James Collis Baylee (S/N 72393) at Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France. Image provided by BG Knights. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Headstone for James Collis Baylee (S/N 72393) at Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, N …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Collis AWMM
  • Surname
    Baylee AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 72393 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mary Baylee (mother), care of Mr J.F. Stent, Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 72393 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 Electrical engineer/Civilian 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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  • James Baylee was the son of Mary Baylee, of Dunedin, New Zealand, and the late Joseph Collis Baylee. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 October 1918 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Le Cateau, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France AWMM II. H. 3. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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17 June 2023SarahLower Hutt, New ZealandResearcher

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