Bailey family members who served in World War 1

Bailey family members who served in the Great War

Alwin Claydon Bailey, who won the Military Cross and died of injuries after the end of the war, pictured at Buckingham Palace with his sister

Four members of the family lost their lives while serving in the armed forces and a further ten saw active service in World War 1.

The dates shown are often birth or baptism dates from our database, not necessarily those shown on service records, and parishes shown are parish of birth, where known, not the parish in which individuals were living when they joined up.

Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc

• Alwin Claydon Bailey MC (1882-1919) son of William Harrison Bailey and Clara Melrose Le Sauteur, Captain, East Lancashire Regiment, died seven months after end of war

Sons of John and Eliza, nee Pallot

• Arthur Herbert Bailey (1895-1917) Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles, died of wounds Further information
• Alfred Edward Bailey (1897- ) (St H), Gunner, Royal Field Artillery, ex-Militia
• Charles Clement Bailey (1888- ) (St H) Private, Royal Irish Rifles (not confirmed as son of John and Eliza)
• Clarence George Bailey (1890- ) (St H) Rifleman, King's Royal Rifle Corps
• John Thomas Bailey (1884- ) (St H) Private, Welsh Regiment

Sons of Tom Bailey and Esther

• Stanley George Bailey (1891-1916) Private, Machine Gun Corps, died of wounds
• William Walter Bailey (1889- ) (St B) Private, RASC

• Edward Clarence Baillie (1895-1916) son of Patrick William Baillie and Eliza, Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles, died of wounds Further information
• Courtland Bailey (1877- ) (St H) son of Samuel and Jane, Private, RJGB
• Sydney Charles Bailey, Lance-Bombadier, Royal Garrison Artillery
• William Maurice Bailey, Lieutenant, Leicestershire Regiment

Sons of William Baillie and Eliza Cornick

• Arthur William Baillie (1886- ) (St H) Sergeant, RAF
• Walter Ernest Baillie (1898- ) (St H), Private, Dukeof Cornwall's Light Infantry