William Harold BAIN

BAIN, William Harold

Service Number: 1106
Enlisted: 14 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 11th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Casino, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Stockman
Died: Killed in Action, Palestine, 2 May 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: Jerusalem War Cemetery
Panel 58, Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino Irvington Public School Roll of Honor WW1, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Inglewood War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland
5 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1106, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1106, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
2 May 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1106, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1106 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-05-02

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Biography

Mother: Mrs Maud Bain of Balanda, North Queensland

Brothers: Andrew Wilson BAIN, returned to Australia, ;

135 Pte Walter Ernest BAIN, 31st Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916

Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 27 February 1916 (mumps); discharged to unit, 11 March 1916; reported to 11th Light Horse Regiment for duty, 11 March 1916.

Taken on strength, 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 4 April 1916.

Transferred to 11th Light Horse Regiment, 25 August 1916; taken on strength, 1 September 1916.

Marched into 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 24 February 1917.

Detached to Hotchkiss School of Instruction, Ferry Post, 24 February 1917; rejoined unit, 8 March 1917.

Killed in action, Palestine, 2 May 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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