Commemorated:

1. Memorial:Lone Pine Cemetery ANZAC71
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.116
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour21D GQS
    

Awards & Titles:

1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
 

Family :

Only son of Robert Archibald and Mary Anne Bayliffe, of 31, Georges Drive, Napier.

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: Auckland Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F. 

Mike: BEAN Auckland Regiment, 196, 572, 650, 651, 666, 668n. 691, 747, during Turkish attack of 19 May, 151-2; in Battle of Sari Bair: captures Old No. 3 Post, 568-9, (casualties) 569, at Chunuk Bair, 676-9; in Hill 60 attack, 750; strength, 29 Aug., 761n.

Action : Gallipoli 

The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.

Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.

Detail :

Commemorated by his service on the Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph

Masonic :

TypeLodge Name and No.Province/District :
Mother : Prince of Wales No. 1338 E.C.New Zealand (North Island)

Initiated
Passed
Raised
15th December 1910
17th January 1911
9th March 1911
 

Listed as a Post Office Worker (1910) at the time of his initiation. Junior Deacon. The lodge records at United Grand Lodge of England show that he "Died of Wounds Aug 1915"


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