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Jack Alexander Bain

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • Jack Alexander AWMM
    • John Alexander (Jack) Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - I am the niece of Jack Bain
  • Surname
    Bain AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jack Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - I am the niece of Jack Bain
  • Service number
    459802 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - I am the niece of Jack Bain
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    14 October 1914 Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Place of birth
    Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Birth notes
    2nd son of Maggie and Bill Bain (one of four boys and six girls in the family) Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Address before enlistment
    Moneymore
    Toikoiti, Milton, NZ Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Post war occupation
    KIA 26 April 1943 Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M Bain Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Relationship status
    Mother Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - Family knowledge

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Tunisia AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    459802 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Farm hand Public - Raylene Ann - Other relative - 29 September 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William Alexander Bain and of Margaret Bain (nee Waldie) of Dunedin. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 April 1943 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Tunisia, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM IV. C. 16. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2103740
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.18 AWMM
    • Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 June 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
29 September 2016Raylene AnnBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaOther relative

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