CAIN, Valentine Scott Aloysius
| Service Number: | 7459 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1917, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 6 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 October 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France, Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hibbard Public School Pupils Honour Roll of the Great War, Port Macquarie Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7459, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7459, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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At just 19 years of age, Valentine Cain enlisted under the name "James Morgan". He was following in the footsteps of his older brother Donald Cain 2319 of the 7th lighthorse . Valentine was wounded and missing in action, later he would be buried in France. - Sita Eliot
"...7459 Private (Pte) Valentine Scott Aloysius Cain, 4th Battalion, of Port Macquarie, NSW. Pte Cain, a labourer prior to enlisting in April 1917, embarked from Sydney with the 25th Reinforcements on board HMAT Euripides (A14) on 31 October 1917. He arrived for service in France on 1 April 1918 and was wounded in action at Hargicourt, the Somme, on 20 September 1918. Pte Cain died at the American 12th General Hospital, France, on 4 October 1918. He was 20 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"Casualty List. DIED OF WOUNDS. Private Valentine Cain.
We deeply regret to record the death from wounds received in action of Private Valentine Cain, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs H. Cain, of Maria River. The deceased soldier had been in France since Easter Sunday last. His father received the ominous news last week that he had been badly wounded by a gunshot, and had been admitted to hospital in France. Subsequently his worst fears were confirmed by the receipt of a message announcing his death. Deceased was a young man of quiet and likeable disposition, popular with his associates, and his death adds another to the long list of local lads who have fallen in defence of the preservation of the freedom of the world. We extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved parents and other relatives." - from the Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate 19 Oct 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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