Herbert Reginald BAIN MID

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Service Number:	1702
Enlisted:	13 September 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Signals Headquarters
Born:	Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, April 1892
Home Town:	Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electrician
Memorials:

13 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1702, 1st Signal Company Engineers
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Sapper, 1702, 1st Signal Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Sapper, 1702, 1st Signal Company Engineers, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
6 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Signals Headquarters
3 Jun 1919:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, During the period from March to September, this N.C.O. was Motor Cyclist Artificer when the work of the D.R.L.S. Service was abnormally severe. It was only by his untiring efforts and unfailing devotion to duty that the Machines were kept in running order throughout these strenuous periods, this contributing largely to the efficiency of the Service during the operations of August and September.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 67
31 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1702, Signals Headquarters , Temporary Sergeant 3rd MD

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