Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Assurance clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Father, John Thomas Cains, 14 Avenue, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 2nd Infantry Battalion, Tropical Unit, New South Wales Quota |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Eastern on |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 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 |