John James CAIN

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Service Number:	1446
Enlisted:	1 June 1939
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1918
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Biograph Operator / Cook
Died:	Flying Battle, Near Cape Hoskin Strip, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 19 September 1943, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot AA. Row D. Joint Grave 3-4. Personal Inscription: -"HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE..EVER REMEMBERED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbells Creek Primary School War Memorial, Castlemaine Presbyterian Church Memorial Window

1 Jun 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 1446, No. 30 Squadron (RAAF)
3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 1446

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