Bainbridge lived with his parents Robert and Mary, and five brothers and sisters, in their home in Middleton-in-Teesdale.
He enlisted in South Shields and saw service in the Dardanelles, Egypt and France.
Teesdale Mercury-13/12/1916: Local and other notes: Missing in action
Teesdale Mercury-22/10/1919: Notes from the higher dales: Service to dedicate marble tablet