Second Lieutenant

William Alexander Bain

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James John and Isabella Elizabeth Bain, of 87, Russell St., Dunedin, New Zealand. Also served in Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2251
Name:
William Alexander Bain
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Bain (father), Athol Place, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hotel Bristol, Cuba Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Dairy farmer
Nationality of Force:
New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion, 4 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
28 September 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
5th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. G. 35.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Alexander Bain
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