St Saviour's Cemetery, Jersey.
Captain Bailey's name originally appeared
in the Roll of Service element and not the Roll of Honour
element of the Jersey Roll of Honour and Service, this
being due to the simple fact that the Roll was published
in late-1919 and that he did not die until 25th June,
1920. Regardless of this, his name does not appear on
the Commonwealth War Grave Commission's Debt of Honour
Register. That Captain Bailey had died in 1920 was discovered
by Group member Roger Frisby purely by chance in November,
2008 when looking at headstones in St Saviour's Churchyard
in Jersey.
Initial investigations showed that he
had relinquished his commission on 1st April, 1920,
less than three months before dying, although it is
likely that he was at home in Jersey for the preceding
one or two months on demobilisation leave. It was thus
possible that his death, so soon after leaving the army,
might be as a result of his service.
Recently, with the help of the Jersey
Evening Post and BBC Radio Jersey, the Group has sought
information that could potentially support Captain Bailey's
commemoration by the CWGC. A family member has provided
a considerable amount of excellent information and this,
coupled with copies of his service record from the National
Archive at Kew, should help form the basis of a request
for commemoration.
A more detailed account of his service
life will be added to replace this item in the near
future along with, it is hoped, news that the CWGC has
accepted his name for inclusion in the CWGC Debt of
Honour Register.
