BAIN, Evan
| Service Numbers: | 172, W74991 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1914, Guildford, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (WA) |
| Born: | Inverness, Scotland, 17 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Katanning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Farmer & Pastoralist |
| Died: | Illness, Perth, Western Australia, 8 October 1982, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 172, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Guildford, WA | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 172, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 172, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 172, 10th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W74991 | |
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| 30 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W74991, Volunteer Defence Corps (WA), 16 North West Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps |
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Evan BAIN was born in Inverness, Scotland on 17th November, 1893
His parents were Kenneth BAIN & Jessie GRANT
He married Alma Jessie Mary GOLDING in Perth, Western Australia on 14th May, 1924
He served during WW1 (SN 172) with the 10th Light Horse Regiment , AA Squadron- enlisted in Guildford, WA on 10th December, 1914 and embarked from Fremantle WA on the HMAT Mashobra on 8th February, 1915 - he was discharged on 15th February, 1918 as medically unfit
He enlisted to serve during WW2 (SN W74991) at Woodlands Station, WA on 30th April, 1943 and served with the 16th North West Batttalion of the Volunteer Defence Corps
Evan died in Perth, WA on 8th October, 1982 and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery
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His brother Duncan Farquhar Grant BAIN (SN 364) was Killed in Action on 7th August, 1915
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