Regimental number | 232 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
School | Queenstown State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | 27 Allen Street, Auburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 126.5 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Laura Bain, 27 Allen Street, Auburn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery ,Poperinghe (IV, D, 22), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Benjamin and Laura Bain, 33 May Street, Kew, Victoria, Australia. Native of Fitzroy, Melbourne |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria for England, 2 August 1916. Marched out to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 15 February 1917; marched out to Wareham, 19 March 1917. Transferred to 65th Bn, England, 23 March 1917. Transferred to 21st Bn, England, 21 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 August 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 31 August 1917. Taken on strength, 21st Bn, France, 9 September 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 9 October 1917; admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance, 9 October 1917 (gun shot wound, abdomen); transferred to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 October 1917; died of wounds, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BAIN Roy |