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Thomas Francis CAIN

Regimental number6472
Place of birthBeaufort, Victoria
SchoolRoman Catholic School, Victoria
OccupationRailway porter
AddressShepparton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 10.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Mr T R Cain, Shepparton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed as a Cadet in the 57th Military Forces.
Enlistment date26 July 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1917
Place of death or woundingMenin Road, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death19.5
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBirr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave no. 27), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Alice CAIN, 26 Harold Street, Shepparton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CAIN Thomas Francis

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