BAIN, Lachlan
(Service number 7/4)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | 06/08/1890 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Alexander BAIN, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Christchurch, Canterbury | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Death
| Date | 22 August 1966 | Age | 76 years |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Lachlan BAIN was the son of Peter and Isabella Marion BAIN, of "The Stumps", Temuka. His brother David BAIN also served in WWI.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [03 May 2015]; N Z Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5568 0134986) [03 May 2015];
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