James O'KANE

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Other Name:	Cain, James - Service Record - Alias
Service Numbers:	562, 2293
Enlisted:	30 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 1894
Home Town:	Pyramid Hill, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 17 July 1968, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Privately Cremated The Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:

30 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 562, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 562, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 562, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
15 Apr 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 562, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to disciplinary reasons
27 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2293, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2293, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2293, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
12 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2293, 38th Infantry Battalion, Self inflicted wound to the left leg later amputated, accidental. Invalided to England on 3 August 1917
4 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2293, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation

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Orphaned son of Alexander O'Kane and Mary Ann O'Kane nee Barnes of Brunswick, Victoria.

Next of kin was given as a friend Mrs frances Molloy of Oriental Hotel, Queen Street, Bendigo, Victoria

Returned to Australia on 15 April 1915 on Board HT Ulysses for discharge due to disciplinary reasons

Commenced return to Australia on 16 March 1918 aboard HS Wandilla as wounded disembarking on 22 May 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal