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Arthur W CAINS

ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAssurance clerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, John Thomas Cains, 14 Avenue, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name2nd Infantry Battalion, Tropical Unit, New South Wales Quota
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Eastern on 28 November 1914
FateReturned to Australia 25 March 1919
Discharge date12 July 1919
Family/military connectionsCousin: 1687 Pte Francis Henry JAMES, 56th Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916.
Other details

War service: Taken prisoner of war while at sea en route to New Britain.

Arrived at Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 December 1918, for repatriation to England and Australia.

Medal: British War Medal

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