Regimental number | 6472 |
Place of birth | Beaufort, Victoria |
School | Roman Catholic School, Victoria |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Shepparton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr T R Cain, Shepparton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as a Cadet in the 57th Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 19.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Birr 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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAIN Thomas Francis |