David McLaren Bain

David McLaren Bain
David McLaren Bain
Born	10 September 1891; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	3 June 1915 (aged 23); France
Cause of death	in action in World War I
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	rugby union player
Parents	William Bain (father); Edith Frederika McLaren Bain (mother);

Capt. David McLaren Bain (10 September 1891 – 3 June 1915) was a Scotland rugby union player.

Bain was born in Edinburgh, to William Bain and Edith Frederika McLaren Bain.^[1] He played for Oxford University RFC and was capped for Scotland in 1911–14.^[2] Bain captained Scotland against Wales in 1914.^[3]

He was killed in France in World War I, while serving with the Gordon Highlanders.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
^ ^a ^b Bath, p. 109
^ ^a ^b "An entire team wiped out by the Great War". The Scotsman. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)

External links

Commonwealth War Graves database
An entire team wiped out by the Great War (The Scotsman)

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[1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

[Bath1-2] Bath, p. 109

[Scotsman-3] "An entire team wiped out by the Great War". The Scotsman. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

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David McLaren Bain
Born	(1891-09-10)10 September 1891 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	3 June 1915(1915-06-03) (aged 23) France
Cause of death	in action in World War I
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	rugby union player
Parents	William Bain (father) Edith Frederika McLaren Bain (mother)

David McLaren Bain

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