World War 1, England, Codford, BAILEY, 51 Battalion, 1917

1917
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3463 Sergeant Percy Herbert Bailey, 51 Battalion AIF, at Codford UK

Historical information

3463 Percy Herbery Bailey was a clerk in the Department of Lands and Surveyswhen he enlisted on 8 February 1916. He embarked on HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917.

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cwa-org-32-P1980.224.1a
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With its easy rail and road access to Warminster and Salisbury, during the World War 1, there were no fewer than 15 different camps built in and around Codford. Initially this was to accommodate British troops before their deployment to France but after 1916 for New Zealand troops. The Australian No. 4 Command Depot (for the men who had been evacuated from the front line and were not yet fit to return to the front) arrived from Wareham in Dorset, remaining at Codford until November when it moved to Hurdcott. Large training and transfer camps were established in the surrounding area for the tens of thousands of Australian troops waiting to move to France.

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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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