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== Biographical == | == Biographical == | ||
*Born: | *Born: 13 September 1914 | ||
*Height: | *Height: | ||
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*Previous Club: | *Previous Club: | ||
*GFC League Debut: 1935 | *GFC League Debut: 1935 | ||
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Walter Claude Bailey bailey first played for Glenelg in 1935. He played chiefly as a forward and provided backup in the rucks. | |||
Gnr. Claude Bailey enlisted in the Army 16 June 1941 and died a prisoner of war on 24 June 1944. Gnr. Bailey was captured in Timor, and after imprisonment in Java for nearly two and a half years,was being transferred to a prison camp in Japan when the boat was torpedoed. Official confirmation of his death took nearly 18 months to reach his family. | |||
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1. Pride of the Bay | 1. Pride of the Bay | ||
2. [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/167786491 Trove: Southern Cross 7/12/45 - Death of Gnr Bailey] | |||
[[Category:Players|Bailey, Claude]] | [[Category:Players|Bailey, Claude]] | ||
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Biographical
- Born: 13 September 1914
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- Weight:
- Previous Club:
- GFC League Debut: 1935
Guernsey Number:
Walter Claude Bailey bailey first played for Glenelg in 1935. He played chiefly as a forward and provided backup in the rucks.
Gnr. Claude Bailey enlisted in the Army 16 June 1941 and died a prisoner of war on 24 June 1944. Gnr. Bailey was captured in Timor, and after imprisonment in Java for nearly two and a half years,was being transferred to a prison camp in Japan when the boat was torpedoed. Official confirmation of his death took nearly 18 months to reach his family.
References
1. Pride of the Bay
