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Aaron Bailey

In memory of:

Private Aaron Bailey

April 27, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

68405

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment)

Division:

25th Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

May 14, 1892
Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador

Enlistment:

March 13, 1915
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Son of George Garrett Bailey, and Martha Bailey, of Old Bonaventure, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland; husband of Irene Bailey (nee Thomas), of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Commemorated on Page 9 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. 2.

Location:

Voormezeele Enclosures Nos. 1 and 2 are located 4 kilometres south-west of Ieper town centre, on the Voormezeele Dorp, a street in the village of Voormezeele. From Ieper town centre the Kemmelseweg is reached via the Rijselsestraat, through the Lille Gate (Rijselpoort), and straight on towards Armentieres (N365). 900 metres after the crossroads is the right hand turning onto the Kemmelseweg (made prominent by a railway level crossing). Turn right onto the Kemmelseweg and follow this road to the first crossroads, turn left here into Ruusschaartstraat. The cemetery is located 1 kilometre after this junction on the right hand side of the road just in Voormezeele Dorp.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Halifax Evening Mail June 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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