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Three: Private E. T. Bayliss, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 4 May 1917
1914 Star (9623 Pte. E. Bayliss. 2/R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (9623 Pte. E. T. Bayliss. R.W. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (Eden Thomas Bayliss) nearly extremely fine (4) £160-£200
Eden Thomas Bayliss was born in Hall Green, Birmingham, around 1891, and enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Wedgnock Camp, Warwick. Posted to France with the 2nd Battalion from 13 August 1914, his unit initially served as Lines of Communication troops during the retreat from Mons. Transferred to the 1st Battalion, Bayliss was killed during the Battle of Arras on 4 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
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