Lionel
Joseph
Bayly
Born in Singapore
Ancestors 
Son of Cecil Gustavus Bayly
and Edith Mary Savill
Brother of
Clifford Leslie Victor Bayly
Husband of
Olga (Stewart) Chew
— married
12 Nov 1932 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 35
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2020
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Biography
Lionel Bayly was a Prisoner of War during World War II.
Lionel Bayly died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.
Lionel Joseph Bayly was born on 31 May 1907 in Singapore, Straits Settlement, the son of Cecil Gustavus and Maty Elizabeth Bayly.
He enlisted in the Australian Army for overseas service at Caulfield, VIC on 10 June 1940 as a Private (VX23614). At the time he was single, a cleaner/labourer and was living at Richmond, VIC with his sister, Mrs Norah Johnston whom he named as next of kin. It is apparent he had brothers, Cecil[1] and Mervyn.[2] He had fair hair and grey eyes.
He was posted to 2/22nd Bn on 15 Jul 1940.
He entrained from Victoria for Sydney on 11 April 1941, embarking there on HMAT "Katoomba" on 12 April 1941 for Rabaul, New Britain in the Territory of New Guinea and disembarking there on 26 April 1941. His Battalion was to form the core of "Lark Force" for the defence of the Territory.
After the Japanese invasion of 23 January 1942, he was captured at Kokopo Hospital and became a Prisoner of War, initially held at Rabaul. Japanese records have him as a part of Headquarters.
Sources
- ↑ Deaths On Active Service - Family Notices (1945, December 8). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved April 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205653548
- ↑ In Memoriam On Active Service - Family Notices (1945, December 15). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved April 10, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205640506
- WW2 Australian Army Service File - National Archives of Australia - BAYLY LIONEL JOSEPH : Service Number - VX23614 : Date of birth - 31 May 1907 : Place of birth - SINGAPORE : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - JOHNSTON NORAH - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6227968
- Roll of Honour - Australian War Memorial - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1686428
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2615359/bayly,-lionel-joseph/
- Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/619409
- The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/prisoners-of-war/bayly-lionel-joseph/
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