William Corbett CAIN

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Service Number:	3033
Enlisted:	7 May 1915, Perth
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 19 September 1894
Home Town:	Cottesloe, Western Australia
Schooling:	Fremantle Boys' School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Clerk - Cottesloe Municipal Council
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 24 April 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Ebblinghem Military Cemetery I. B. 27.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cottesloe Life Saving & Athletic Club WW1 Honor Roll, Cottesloe State School WW1 Honour Board, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda

7 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3033, Perth
13 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 3033, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 3033, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle
7 Jun 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3033, 11th Infantry Battalion, GSW back
24 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3033, 11th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Shrapnel wounds right leg, back (penetrating) and fractured pelvis

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