BAIN, Roy
| Service Number: | 232 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 12 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nine Elms British Cemetery Nine Elms British Cemetery, Poperinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 232, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 232, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 232, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 232 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
FAMILY NOTICE
Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Saturday 3 November 1917, page 11
DIED ON SERVICE.
BAIN.—Died of gunshot wounds, 12th October,
at 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station,
France, Private Roy Bain, the dearly beloved
son of Benjamin and Laura Bain, formerly of
Queenstown, Victoria; dearly loved brother of
Dorothy, Daisy, Stella, and Percy; grandson of
the late Rev. J. G. Millard; aged 21 years and
9 months ; after two and a half years' active service.
But oh, we loved him so, our soldier boy,
And prayed that God his precious life would save;
And He has heard our prayers and answered us,
Granting him fuller life beyond the grave.
Our dear, brave boy.
NLA http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1660845
Submitted 18 February 2023 by Rozzy Menz