Regimental number | 4101 |
Place of birth | Herberton Queensland |
School | Calliope State School, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Bain, Calliope via Gladstone, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 22), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 106 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Sarah Mary BAIN, Oxford Street, Bulimba, Queensland. Native of Herberton, North Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2026 Pte John Herbert BAIN, 42nd Bn, returned to Australia, 4 May 1917; 11 first cousins also served: 5716 Pte Victor Peter McDONNELL, 15th Bn, killed in action, 26 September 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Wife, Mrs Isabella Bain, Laidley, Queensland. |