BAYLISS, F. (Type Foundry). Enlisted in the Oxf. & Bucks L.I. on 20 July 1916, serving in England in the 3rd Bn. to the November following. Posted to the 2nd Bn. (52nd) in France on 9 Nov. 1916, and was in several engagements (Somme, Arras, and others). Injured in attack at Oppy Wood on 28 Apr. 1917 (buried by explosion: crushed back, concussion). Under medical treatment in England for six months. Transferred on 24 Oct. 1917 to the R.F.A., serving in Ireland until demobilized on 20 Mar. 1919. Resumed work at the Press.
Source : War Record Of The Oxford University Press