GAIN, Edward Percival
| Service Number: | 1426 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1915, Newcastle |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 13 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Teralba, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 4 May 1952, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Pool Wall J/50 |
| Memorials: | Stockton Soldiers Memorial, Teralba War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1426, 35th Infantry Battalion, Newcastle | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1426, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Sergeant, 1426, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines, For bravery in the field. | |
| 21 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1426, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
The Newcastle Morning Herald reported on 5 May 1952 that Councillor Edward Percival Gain MM of Toronto had died in Concord Military Hospital after being ill for several months. He was 67.
A councillor on Lake Macquarie Shire Council for 11 years, Cr. Gain was President in 1945 and Deputy President the following year. He was a member of Toronto Urban Area Committee and took a leading part in public movements in Toronto and the Lake Macquarie area. He was Captain of Toronto Fire Brigade.
Cr. Gain was a sergeant in the 35th Battalion, A.I.F. in World War I and was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry.
Subsequently, Edward Gain Park at Toronto was named in his honour. On the western shore of Lake Macquarie, the park is located between the Toronto Amateur Sailing Club and the old Toronto Station on Victory Parade.
References:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133188351
https://www.lakemac.com.au/Venues/Edward-Gain-Park
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