William
Bain
Born in Benfieldside, County Durham, England
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Thomas Bain
and Hannah Jane (Dent) Bain
Brother of
Mary Elsie Bain and Janet Isabel Bain
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 20
in Palestine
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jun 2013
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Biography
Private William Bain was Killed in Action during World War I.
Private William Bain served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): King's Own Scottish Borderers
Service ended: 28 November 1917
Service started:
Unit(s): King's Own Scottish Borderers
Service ended: 28 November 1917
He was killed in action on 28th November 1917 while serving in Palestine with the 1st/4th Battallion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: XSHT-MLN : 5 August 2022), William Bain in household of Joseph T Bain, Benfieldside, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" WILLIAM BAIN, RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY P. 70. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/651862/william-bain/
- ↑ "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name: William Bain Birth Place: Urr, Kirkcudbright Death Date: 28 Nov 1917 Death Place: France and Flanders Enlistment Place: Berwick, Northumberland Rank: Private : King's Own Scottish Borders Battalion: 1st 4th Battalion Regimental Number: 30910 Type of Casualty: Killed in action Theatre of War: Western European Theatre Ancestry Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #291053
Acknowledgements
- Thank you to Malcolm Hutton for creating WikiTree profile Bain-459 through the import of huttonmay2013.ged on Jun 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Malcolm and others.
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