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Surname BAYLISS
Given Name(s) or Initial(s) Harry Monsell
Regimental Number 2086
RankTrooper
Unit Name 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles
StateNSW
Extracts and Comments
(from Sources as shown)

Murray: BAYLISS 'A'Sqn. died 3.3.1902.
B5204: steward born Southampton Eng., 1872 next of kin in Rushcutter's Bay NSW.
B5197: BAYLIS HM 2 King's South Africa medal clasps (but no KSA medal).
URL2: HM BAYLIS 'A'Sqn. photo #49.
URL3: telegraphic despatch received by his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor from the chief casualty officer Capetown, Death from enteric fever, Elandsfontein 18.2.1902 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles, 2086, Harry BAYLISS.'
URL4: South African Casualties — The following is a telegraphic despatch received by the Lieutenant Governor from the Chief Casualty Officer, Capetown — Dangerously ill enteric fever 1.3.1902, Ermelo, Second New South Wales Mounted Infantry, Quarter-Master-Sergeant WH CRIPPS. Middleburgh, Transvaal, Second New South Wales Mounted Infantry, 2583, William GREEN; Second New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent, 20, Wm. BOND; Elandsfontein, Third New South Wales Mounted Infantry, 2086, Harry H BAYLESS; 2069, Horace FOULKES. Pretoria, Third New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent, 2864 Alfred Charles GILLIGAN; 2526, Lance-Corporal Henry Davey REID Second New South Wales Bushmen's Contingent, 2728, Alfred George BROWN; Second New South Wales Mounted Infantry, 1062, Henry Maddley REID; 1100 Wm. HARASS; 1510, Corporal Clifton Thurman ARTHUR. 2.3.1902, Kimberley, New South Wales Bushmen's Continent, 850, John QUINLIVAN, Lieutenant BUCHANAN, Third New South Wales Mounted Rifles, now at Elandsfontein, convalescent from enteric fever, progressing favourably but not yet fit for duty.
Source References
Murray: Official Records of the Australian Contingents etc. page(s) 126 205
B5204: National Archives of Australia series B5204 folder 11A
B5197: National Archives of Australia series B5197
Town&Country: Aust. Town and Country journal date(s) 9.3.1901
MaitlandWkly.: The Maitland Weekly newspaper date(s) 1.3.1902
MaitlandDM.: Maitland Daily Mercury newspaper date(s) 6.3.1902
External Link URL1www.hagsoc.org.au/sagraves/nmcdb/nmcdb-search.php
External Link URL2nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71464521
External Link URL3nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126804240
External Link URL4nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122850522


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Apology: For some time now it has been difficult to keep up with the newly available sources (especially the Trove newspaper site) plus the flow of contributions and queries. So I have been forced to prioritise maintenance and data entry over replying to correspondence. Nevertheless, your contributions are being added to the database and acknowledged on the contributions page and, although my replies are many months behind, I will attempt to get to them more often.
 
Colin Roe
Canberra

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