BAIN, Ronald George
(Service number 21768)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 20/06/1887 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ashwick Flat, Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Volunteers - 4 years | ||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. BAIN (mother), Tancred Street, Ashburton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 7th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 21 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 June 1955 | Age | 67 years |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Ronald George Bain was the older son of Alexander and Jane (née McMillan) Bain. Born on 20 June 1887 at Fairlie, he was educated at Ashwick Flat School. He was farming at Ashwick Flat, near Fairlie, when he enlisted. Rifleman R. G. Bain returned home invalided by the hospital ship “Marama” in January 1919 and proceeded to Hanmer for treatment. He was discharged on 28 April 1920, on account of illness contracted on Active Service. Ronald married Beatrice Robson Ayson in 1923.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [07 September 2002]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [07 September 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [07 September 2002]; Ashburton Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Ashburton District Council) [08 September 2020]; Timaru Herald, 31 January 1919 (Papers Past) [19 December 2015]
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