Regimental number | 1898 |
Place of birth | Wallaroo, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | c/o O V Cain, Commercial Travellers Association, Moore Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Father, T Cain, Railway Inspector, Tailem Bend, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret CAIN |
Medals |
Croix de Guerre (France) Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, Gallipoli, 11 October 1915. Disembarked at Alexandria from Gallipoli, 23 December 1915. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 March 1916. Awarded the Croix de Guerre, 23 June 1917. Medals: Croix de Guerre, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 33 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery, South Australia |