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Charles Henry CAIN

Regimental number1784
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPlatelayer
AddressCoolamon, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinSister, Miss A Cain, c/o Martin Leary, Coolamon, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 February 1919
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force Reinforcements, March 1915 to May 1919
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/112/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Melusia on 5 April 1919
Discharge date21 April 1921
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Rabaul

Wounded in action, 25-30 April 1915 (gun shot wound, right ankle); evacuated to England. Commenced return to Australia, 11 March 1916; discharged, 22 August 1916.

Re-enlisted and served at Rabaul with the AN&MEF, 21 April 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Rabaul, 18 February 1921. )Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 April 1971

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