23rd Battalion
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Daniel Bailey (SN 911) born at Ballarat, was a 19 year old miner when he enlisted at Ballarat on February 22nd 1915. He embarked aboard the Euripides on May 10th and sailed to Egypt. While there he became dangerously ill with pneumonia. When recovered he joined the 23rd Infantry Battalion in France in March 1916. In July he was wounded, shell shock, but avoided further battle wounds during his service. He returned to Australia aboard the Windhuk, disembarked at Melbourne on August 18th 1919 and was discharged on October 17th.
