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Born 31 January 1891 at Maryborough, Victoria she was the daughter of John (Stationmaster) and Winifred Louisa (nee JONES) BAIN of 'Grantham' Moorhouse Street, West Richmond, Vic.
Harriet trained at Austin Hospital (3 years) and prior to enlistment was a Nurse at Austin Hospital
Enlisting on 28 June 1918 at the age of 27 years, she embarked 16 October 1918 from Sydney per 'Malta' and disembarked 14 November 1918 at Bombay, India.
She served in 34th Welsh General Hospital, Deolali, India and resigned on account of marriage 09 March 1919.

Married 09 March 1919 in Deolali, India to Alan Eugene Cecil McGAVIN, MBE (Captain, Indian Army Res)
They lived in India for some time.  Her husband was Administrator and Judge of the Political Department of the Government of India.  

Their son Alan Stewart Denzil McGavin was born in India 1920.  He was a Captain in the Australian Army and was killed in action in New Guinea aged 22 years. 
Another son, Peter Edwin McGavin was born 25 March 1922 in Hazaribagh, India.

Hazel & Alan travelled from Bombay, India to the UK on the California, arriving Liverpool 16 April 1935 – and returned to India on the Britannia, departing Liverpool 23 November 1935
Sons Alan & Peter were educated in England at St Edmund’s College, Ware, Herts – they departed the UK 23 July 1937 on the Mooltan, and joining their mother in Bombay, continued on with her to Australia on the Mongolia, passing through Fremantle, WA on the 21 September 1937 for Melbourne
Alan (Snr) sailed from Bombay on the Narkunda, which passed through Fremantle, WA 16 November 1937, before disembarking him in Melbourne

On their return to Australia the family first stayed with Hazel’s parents at 15 Main St, Blackburn, Vic
Living 17 Jenning St, Sandringham, Vic 1938
Living Black Rock (near Cheltenham), Vic 1942, 1948
Hazel died  15 March 1973 Seaford, Vic, age 81 and was interred in the New Cheltenham Cemetery with her husband, Alan 
"Here where my Father lies - may she find eternal peace in God - ever remembered by her loving son Peter"

Harriet Mary Hazel BAIN married Alan Eugene Cecil McGAVIN in Deolali, India on 9th Marcy, 1919 - he was a Captain in the Indian Army Reserves at the time

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Her son Peter McGAVIN (SN VX 24412) served in the Australian Army in the 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion during WW2 & was discharged on 15th September, 1945

Another son Alan Stewart Denzil James McGAVIN (SN VX14106) also served in the 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion and was Killed in Action in Papua on 28th November, 1941