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BAIN, William George
(Service number N/N)

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Birth

Date	6 February 1893	Place of Birth	Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date	(1) 9 March 1916; (2) 11 October 1917	Age	(1) 23 years 1 month; (2) 24 years 8 months
Address at Enlistment	Levels
Occupation	Engine driver
Previous Military Experience	14th Reinforcements - discharged unfit
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Walter BAIN (father), Levels
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	(1) Height 5 feet 8 inches. Weight 145 lbs. Chest measurement 32½-35 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes grey. Hair brown. Sight & hearing both good. Colour vision correct. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects. No fits. (2) Height 5 feet 6½ inches. Weight 135 lbs. Chest measurement 32-35 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Not full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest not well formed. No fits. Never notified for consumption. Never under treatment in a sanatorium or mental institution. Absence from work throu ill-health - hip disease, pneumonia. Disability - discharged from Trentham 22 March 1916; history of hip joint disease (right leg) - with shortening.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Death

Date	30 November 1980	Age	25 years
Place of Death	Pleasant Point
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 2 December 1918
Memorial or Cemetery	Pleasant Point Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 10, Plot 340
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

William George Bain was the eldest son of Walter and Elizabeth Ann (Bessie, née Oliver) Bain. Born on 6 February 1893 at Waimate, he was christened in the Presbyterian Parish there on 10 October 1893.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5520 0011406) [27 August 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs); Pleasant Point Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [27 August 2017]; Timaru Herald, 2 October 1917, 2 December 1918, 15 February 1919 (Papers Past) [27 August 2017]; personal family research; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) [27 August 2017]; School Admission Records (Waimate Branch NZSG) [27 August 2017]

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