Name
Bernard Eton Bailey
1889
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
30/11/1917
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Rifleman
A/200164
King's Royal Rifle Corps
10th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL
Panel 9.
France
Headstone Inscription
N/A
UK & Other Memorials
Bishop's Stortford Town Memorial, Bishop's Stortford College Memorial Hall, Bishop's Stortford
Pre War
Bernard Eton Bailey was born in Bishop's Stortford in 1889 to William and Sarah Bailey. His father died in 1906.
On the 1911 Census he was living at 63 Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford with his widowed mother and working as an Insurance Broker's Clerk.
Wartime Service
He was killed during the Battle of Cambrai. On 30 November at 7.45 am the Germans made a strong attack and pierced the line, breaking through Lateau Wood in great numbers. There was fierce fighting and heavy casualties on both sides.
He also served under service no. 4218 London Regiment.
Additional Information
His mother Sarah received a war gratuity of £7 10s. His pay owing was divided equally between his mother and brothers James and William.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
