Frank Bower BAINE

Regimental number12/2206
Date of birth4 October 1894
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
AddressTe Aroha, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, P Baine, Te Aroha, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in 6th Hauraki Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Miriam Baine, Te Aroha
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded 'Believed dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22272409