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Valentine Scott Aloysius CAIN

Regimental number7459
Place of birthHamilton, Port Macquarie, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressPaddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs I Cain, Maria River, Port Macquarie, NSW,
Enlistment date17 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1918
Age at death20.9
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block S, Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 3), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
39
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Isabella CAIN, Grayland, Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: D. Cain no. 2119.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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