Major
William
Evelyn
Pain
Born about in Newport M RD, Wales, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ivy Hazel B (Forrest) Pain
— married
about 1923 in Bath RD, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
William was born about 1887 in Wales, United Kingdom, the son of W.C. Pain. He attended Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England between 1902 and 1906. He entered the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, Berkshire, England in 1906. William then joined the Royal Engineers in 1908. He fought in the First World War. William then moved to the Royal Corps of Signals in 1922. He married Ivy H B Forrest in 1923. William was Assistant to Signals Officer-in-Chief at Air Head Quarters, India in 1928. He retired from the Army but was re-employed at the War Office in 1939.
Sources
- General Register Office index - Births - Dec qtr 1887 - Newport M RD - Vol 11a Page 157
- General Register Office index - Marriages - Dec qtr 1923 - Bath RD - Vol 5c Page 1185
- Wellington College Register, Tenth Edition - pub. 1985
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