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HARRY BAILEY

Died : 26 Nov 1914

Rank : Chief Stoker

Service no at death: 284399

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Surname:	BAILEY
Forename:	HARRY
Initials:	H
Date of Birth	27 Jan 1877
Place of Birth	Wimborne
Place of Birth Source	Memorial Roll
Address	26 Brompton Road, Eastney, Portsmouth (1911)
Schools attended

Employment / trade	Farm labourer
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)	Parents - Walter Bailey (1852- ) and Ann Louisa Udell (1853-1889). Grandparents - Charlton Udell (1831-1914) and Elizabeth Luther (1825-1884)
Spouse Name	Kate Wells m. 1904 Canford Magna. 3 children.
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Regiment at call-up
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up	Leading Stoker
Service no at call-up	284399
Date of attestation	-
Date of call-up	-
Area reported to
Source

Naval vessels served	HMS Bulwark
Decorations and awards
Other service details
Other rank
Other service no
Service facts

Age at death	37
Date of death	26 Nov 1914
Regiment at death	Royal Navy
Battalion at death
Rank at death	Chief Stoker
Circumstances of death	HMS Bulwark was lost after an internal explosion off Sheerness, Kent. 788 men lost their lives.
Service no at death	284399
Field of action at death	Home
Place of death	off Sheerness, Kent

Location of grave	Body not recovered remembered on Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Position
Other memorials	Brass plaque in Canford Magna Church
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