Regimental number | 3526 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Other Names | Alexander Lewis |
School | Scotch College, Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 19 Franklin Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, L E Bain, 19 Franklin Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Held a commission with 92nd Battalion, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 38), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Lewis Edward and Mildred Mary Bain, 19 Frankland Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: 8739 Sergeant CR Bain, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, wounded Messines, France. |