CAIN, Owen Biglow
| Service Numbers: | 2522, V379149 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Rye, Victoria, Australia, 29 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Rye, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rye State School |
| Occupation: | Woodcutter |
| Died: | Illness, Victoria, 19 September 1998, aged 104 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rye Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Rye & District Pictorial Honour Roll, Rye State School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2522, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2522, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2522, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2522, 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Private, V379149, 10th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Portsea, Victoria | |
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| 15 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V379149 | |
| 9 Oct 1945: | Discharged Private, V379149, 10th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Owen Biglow CAIN was born in Rye, Victoria on 29th April, 1894
His parents were Michael CAIN & Mary Agnes NEVILLE
He enlisted in Melbourne on 4th September, 1916 & embarked with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, 4th reinforcements on the HMAT Port Melbourne on 21st October, 1916 -
He returned to Australia on 1st April, 1919 and was discharged on 26th July, 1919 & married Elizabeth HILL in 1920
Owen enlisted again during WW2 on 15th March, 1942 with the 10th Battalion Volunteer Defence Force and was discharged on 9th October, 1945 (SN V379149)
He died in Victoria on 19th September, 1998 and is buried in the Rye Cemetery & Memorial Gardens,
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