Regimental number | 87 |
Place of birth | Camperdown, Victoria |
School | Pomberneit State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farrier |
Address | Camperdown, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, D.J. Cairns, Pomborneit, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Mounted Cadets 1908, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Edwin George Cairns on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Aeroplane Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, grave No. 12), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Helen CAIRNS. Native of Camperdown, Victoria |