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WAIN, Frederick Harry

In the BHC Registry: WAIN, Frederick Harry (BHC # 17314)

Birth Date3 Nov 1894
ParentsAnthony & Annie (Fields) Wain
DistinctionsEnlisted but did not serve. Brother of Fred Leslie Wain.
Birth PlaceDerby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Home Child Sending OrganizationBarnardo's
Year / Age Arrived in CanadaSep 1907
BHC Registry ID #17314
Find A Grave Memorial #26294027
SpouseAnnie Johnson McDicken
War(s) ServedWW1
Regimental Number412897
Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age19 Jul 1915 / 20.4
City of Residence upon EnlistmentCanada
Previous ServiceNo
Place of EnlistmentLindsay, Ontario, Canada
Next of Kin / Relationship / LocationAnnie Wain / Mother / Derby, Derbyshire, England
Discharged: Date / ReasonJune 1915 Struck off Strength
Final Rank / Battalion / Unit39th Battalion
Killed in Action / Death Due to Service / SurvivedSurvived
Date of Death / Location / Cause22 Jul 1941 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada / Accidently drowned
Age at Death46
Place of BurialMountain View Cemetery Vancouver, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

War Service Index entry 9464 · BHC Registry