Regimental number | 3707 |
Place of birth | Nhill, Victoria |
School | Port McDowell Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Port McDonnell, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Cain, Port McDonnell, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board RMS Malwa on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Plot VI, Row N, Grave No. 29), (Tansport Farm), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 February 1916 (dental); discharged to duty, 2 February 1916. Found guilty, Aerodrome, 20 March 1916, of while on Active Service being absent without leave from 2 pm parade, 20 March, until found in camp, 2.30 pm, 20 March 1916 (30 minutes): awarded 1 day's confined to camp. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 April 1916. Admitted to 26th General hospital, Etaples, 9 April 1916 (skin disease); transferred to 9th Stationary Hospital, Havre, 16 April 1916 (venereal); discharged to duty, 24 April 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 16 days. Joined Bn, in the field, 12 June 1916. Killed in action, 28 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAIN John |