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Private William Angus McBain

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1897-10-31
Place of birth: McCreary Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Sister: May McBain, Glenella, Manitoba
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address: Glenella, Manitoba
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1916-09-20
Buried: Courcelette British Cemetery, XII. D. 4.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 700804
Highest Rank: Private (29th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 29th Battalion, Infantry (Army). ? to 1916-09-20
  2. Private (Army). 1915-12-04 to 1916-07-13
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no

Images

700804, William Angus McBain, MG Section, 101st Bn
War Diaries, 1st Brigade, C.F.A. August 17th,1917

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 196146
LAC ID: 144502
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6589-S014
Uploader's Notes: Pte McBain was the first man from the 101st Battalion to die in combat.
Uploader's Research notes: 101st Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 101st Battalion Machine Gun Section Private Army Canadian Infantry 29th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-10-04