Frank CAIN MM

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

27 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
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).
Date unknown:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6988, 10th Infantry Battalion

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