CAINE, Francis Edward Fielden
Service Number: | NX40879 |
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Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Upper Horton, New South Wales, Australia, 26 September 1914 |
Home Town: | Wallabadah, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Died of wounds, Papua, 24 October 1942, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot B7, Row F, Grave 23 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Quirindi & District Memorial and Clock Tower |
World War 2 Service
8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX40879, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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24 Oct 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX40879, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
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Francis Edward Fielden CAINE was born in Upper Horton, NSW on 26th September, 1914
His parents were Joseph Thomas CAINE & Frances Mary GRAY who married in Barraba, NSW in 1911
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His brother Anthony Thomas CAINE (NX31032) also served in the Army during WW2 and was discharged on 5th January, 1946 - 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion
He was taken a Prisoner of War in Malaya on 16th February, 1942