Frank CAIN MM

CAIN, Frank

    Service Numbers: 6988, 8988
    Enlisted: 27 October 1916, Adelaide, SA
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Kiata, Victoria, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA
    16 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 8988, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
    16 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 8988, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
    8 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, SW to left side/chest sustained in the front line near Zonnebeke. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 27 March 1918.
    6 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, GSW to left leg sustained in the support line near Strazeele. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 21 June 1918.
    9 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    23 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Chuignes (Luc Wood)
    16 Jan 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion, France
    14 May 1919: Honoured Military Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", For work at Luc Wood, 23 August 1918.
    14 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, RTA 20 June 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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