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Christopher Thomas Bailey

In memory of:

Sergeant Christopher Thomas Bailey

April 28, 1915

Military Service

Service Number:

13199

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)

Division:

5th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

April 19, 1885
Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

September 18, 1914
Valcartier, Quebec

Son of Edward Thomas Bailey, of Greenwich, England, and of Mary J. Gunton (formerly Bailey), of Gibson's Landing, Howe Sound, British Columbia.

Brother of Lieutenant Basil Wilberforce Bailey, who died while serving with Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) and Private Benjamin Bernard Bailey, who died while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment).

Digitized service file.

Commemorated on Page 4 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. D. 15.

Location:

Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death Registers– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149. Page 159 of 1072.

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    Circumstances of Death Registers
    Circumstances of Death Registers – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Babb to Barjarow. Microform Sequence 5; Volume Number 31829_B016715. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 149. Page 159 of 1072.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of May 9, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y129uvic#mode/1up

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of May 9, 1915. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist57y129uvic#mode/1up
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Journal June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Journal June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Journal June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Journal June 1915. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province March 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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