New Zealand, Kaiapoi, Waimakariri District, Canterbury
Died During Service
Yes
Service Details
Service
Royal Australian Navy Reserve/Naval Brigade
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Service Period
1917-1918
Service Record
Not Found
Other Details
Hostilities Only
Yes
Cemetery Details
Cemetery Name
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
Cemetery Address
Delhi Road, North Ryde, NSW, 2113
Grave Type
Ashes - Niche
Notes
Rejected as medically unfit for active service, from 20 December 1917 he served with the Royal Australian Naval Brigade as a lieutenant-commander on part-time intelligence work inquiring into reports of enemy action at sea. - Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bavin-sir-thomas-rainsford-tom-86
Sources
Australian National Archives MP1049/1, 1918 0155 mentions LCDR T R Bavin
