| Regimental number | 6050 |
| Place of birth | Goolman near Ipswich, Queensland |
| School | Purga State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Congregational |
| Occupation | Engine cleaner |
| Address | Loamside, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 129 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Cain, Loamside, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 25th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/5 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A75 Marathon on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Killed in action. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot IX, Row E, Grave No. 21), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 104 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Henry and Mary CAIN, Loamside, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 3071 Pte Ernest Allen CAIN, ........., returned to Australia, 8 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Brisbane, 27 October 1916; admitted to Ship's Hospital, 6 December 1916; discharged, 11 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917, and marched into 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, the same day. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 25 January 1917 (laryngitis); discharged, 5 February 1917, and marched into 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, the same day. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 3 March 1917 (influenza); marched into 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, 20 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 April 1917; marched into Base Depot, France, 6 April 1917. Proceeded to unit, 8 April 1917; taken on strength of 25th Bn, in the field, 9 April 1917. Admitted to No 7 Field Ambulance, 16 May 1917; transferred to to Divisional Rest Station, 26 May 1917; rejoined 25th Bn, 27 May 1917. Admitted to West Riding Field Ambulance, 6 October 1917, and rejoined unit the same day (synovitis). Admitted to No 5 Field Ambulance, 22 October 1917; discharged to duty, 28 October 1917, and rejoined unit the same day. Admitted to No 7 Field Ambulance, Wisques, 6 March 1918, and transferred to New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Wisques, the same day (trench fever); discharged, 30 April 1918; rejoined unit, 8 May 1918. Admitted to No 7 Field Ambulance, 10 May 1918, and transferred to No 61 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (pyrexia of unknown origin); to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 11 May 1918; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 16 May 1918; discharged, 20 May 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 21 May 1918. Proceeded to unit, 26 May 1918; rejoined 25th Bn, 29 May 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CAIN John Henry |
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