CAIN, Edward
| Service Number: | 3127 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Lambton, New South Wales, Australia , 10 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | teamster |
| Died: | Swansea, New South Wales, Australia, 22 August 1939, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Belmont Cemetery, NSW Uniting (Methodist) Old - Row C. Plot 25. |
| Memorials: | Charlestown Public School Great War Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3127, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3127, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3127, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3127, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines, GSW right arm | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3127, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW or SW left side, back, severe | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3127, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), 2nd MD |
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From Gary Mitchell
Served and suffered during The Great War, now resting at Belmont Cemetery.
Private Edward George Cain, 45th Battalion (Reg No-3127A), also known as Kelly, teamster from Charlestown, New South Wales and Main Road, Swansea, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Belmont Cemetery on the Thursday afternoon of the 24th August 1939, age 53. Uniting (Methodist) Old - Row C. Plot 25.
Born at Lambton, New South Wales on the 10th June 1886 to Robert and Mary Jane Cain; husband of Dulcie Louisa Cain nee Wood (married 1923, Newcastle, N.S.W., died 1966, Belmont, N.S.W., sleeping here?), Edward enlisted November 1916 at Cootamundra, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 7.6.1917 (GSW right arm, Battle of Messines), 5.4.1918 (GSW or SW left side, back, severe).
Edward returned home August 1919, being discharged on the 28th September 1919.
Mr. Cain’s name has been inscribed on the Charlestown Public School 1914-1918 Honor Roll (photo, unveiled on the 13th December 1917, 55 names inscribed, 8 Fallen. Name possibly inscribed on the Charlestown Methodist Church Roll of Honour Tablet (whereabouts unknown).
I have placed poppies at Edward’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King and Country (headstone inscription incorrectly states died 1940).
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
Lest We Forget.
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