Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Major G. H. Bailey, Royal Army Service Corps, Commandant of No. 2 Camel Remount Depot in Egypt, late Petty Officer, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1914-15 Star (LZ. 912. G. H. Bailey, P.O., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major G. H. Bailey.) heavy staining to the last otherwise good very fine (3) £120-£160

Gilbert Howard Bailey was a solicitor with Cooper Sons, Marsh & Bailey, of Manchester, before the outbreak of war in 1914. He enlisted in November 1914 as an Ordinary Seaman in the R.N.V.R. and was later promoted to Acting Chief Petty Officer. He transferred to the Army in May 1916 and was granted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps.He served with the Egyptian Camel Transport Corps from May to November 1916 in Egypt and Sinai and then transferred to the Remount Service and was appointed Adjutant of a Camel Remount Depot at Suez, was promoted to Captain and later made Commandant of No. 2 Camel Remount Depot, Egypt. He served in Gallipoli, Egypt and Sinai, and was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 14 June 1918).