George Allan CANE

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Service Number:	604A
Enlisted:	21 September 1914, Enlisted at Geelong
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, August 1887
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Swanson Street State School, Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Jockey
Died:	Died of wounds, At sea on board NZHS Maheno, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 9 Buried at sea off Gallipoli, Rev. D. Dutton officiated , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

21 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 604A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Geelong
12 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 604A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 604A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 604A, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 604A awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-30

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Son of George Allen Cane and Esther (nee Bolton) Cane of 83 Meyers Street, Geelong, Vic.

Medals; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal