Ernest Albert Bailes (18 June 1888 – 16 March 1964) was an Australian rules footballer. He played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL); and, having been dropped by Collingwood, he transferred mid-season to the Brighton Football Club in the VFA,Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 10 June 1909), p.7.Matches, The Argus, (Monday, 14 June 1909), p.5. where he played from 1909 to 1915.
Family Born on 9 August, 1883,Births: Bailes, The Bendigo Advertiser, Tuesday, 19 June 1888), p.2. the son of Alfred Shrapnell Bailes, who was the Mayor of Sandhurst, (1883-1884), and member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1896-1894, 1897-1907), and the younger brother of ex-Fitzroy footballer Barclay "Tich" Bailes.
Military service He enlisted in the First AIF in February 1916.World War I Service Record: Ernest Albert Bailes (4662).
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External links
Ernie Bailes's profile at Collingwood Forever