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CAIN, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1898 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soft Goods Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Plot IV, Row M, Grave No. 9 , Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1898, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1898, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1898, 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1898 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Address-72 Pitt Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales
Age at embarkation-27.5
Next of kin-Father, W A Cain, 72 Pitt Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales.
Enlistment date-23 May 1915
Place of enlistment-Liverpool, New South Wales
Unit name-20th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front