Regimental number | 3037 |
Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Langwarrin, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, D P Cain, Frankston PO, Frankston, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 28 July 1915 - 21st Bn, 7th Reinforcements; taken on strength, 60th Bn, 26 February 1916; 59 Bn, 15 March 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Battle of Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAIN Walter James
Red Cross file 670405 |