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Remembering World War I
Yarmouth Connections
Robert Edison Bain
Force:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
219th Battalion/85th Battalion
Regimental Number:
283352
Date of Birth:
*1882
Place of Birth:
Pembroke, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia
Next of Kin:
Eva Bain South Ohio Nova Scotia (wife)
Address at Enlistment:
South Ohio, Nova Scotia
Trade:
Farmer
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
29th Battery C.F.A. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Recruit)
Place of Enlistment:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Date of Enlistment:
(Medical on March 27, 1916 (Oath taken on April 3, 1916)
Age at enlistment:
34 (listed as apparent age)
Height: 5 Feet 5 Inches
Chest: 36 Inches
Expansion: 3 Inches
(light complexion; blue eyes, light brown hair)
Religion:
Baptist
Saw service in:
Europe
Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 219th Battalion
Listed on the Nominal Role of the 85 Battalion
Notes:
Listed as Robert Edward Bain Library - and Archives Canada (attestation Paper); 1911 Census Records show he had one son Jeremiah (aged 4); two
daughters, Iva (aged 6) and Ada (aged 3); *Robert’s year of birth is listed as 1882 (aged 29);
Private Robert Edison Bain
Attestation Paper (click to enlarge)