Paine Ernest Louis Evelyn Capt

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Surname: Paine;

Forename(s): Ernest Louis Evelyn;

Initials: ELE;

Rank: Capt;

Resided in: Jersey;

Previous Regiment: Liverpool Regt;

Date of transfer to MGC: 21-Nov-1914;

MGC Branch: Motors;

MGC Unit: 7 Bty;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 17 Bty;

How killed: Acc K;

Where: Palestine;

When killed: 08-Apr-1917;

Other Data: Transferred for service with MMGS, LG 5/3/1915
with 7 Bty 24/4/1915 - war diary
Capt ELE Paine OC 17 Bty MMGS
Casualty form: Dis Alexandria 15/1/1916
19/5/1916 to hospital : moticaria (?) at Fayanour
26/5/1916 rejoined
16/6/1916 to hospital Cairo - entertic Deir al Ayab
30/6/1916 rejoined
8/4/1917 Acc killed - Aban-el-Hebir
War Diary 0.500am 8/4/1917 - "Death of Capt ELE Paine from revolver shot in the head accidentally self inflicted. Lieut HWF Hamilton took command of the battery"
9.00am 8/4/1917 Capt ELE Paine buried at Khan Younus, Grave No 4.
See report by Lt HWF Hamilton in war diary - addressed to MMGS Records : "You have no doubt been informed of the death of Capt ELE Paine which occurred on Apr 8th. I am very sorry to say that this was a case of suicide - he shot himself through the head with a service revolver - his death was instantaneous. He had been drinking very heavily for some months and this undoubtedly affected his brain. This matter has been kept very quiet here, the impression being that it was an accident, I only give you these facts in confidence as I consider you should be in possession of them………";

Other Notes: PAINE, Captain, E L E, 17th Bty. Machine Gun Corps (Motors). 8th April 1917. Age 38. Son of Helen Paine, of Greve d'Azelte, Jersey, Channel Islands. C. 66. Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Palestine;

Related National Archives files: WO339/100626:;

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