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Leslie Auburn CAINE

Regimental number4449
Place of birthGoulburn, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Goulburn, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressCowper Street, Goulburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 2"
Weight108 lbs
Next of kinFather, W.Caine, Cowper Street, Goulburn, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 October 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 June 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialRue-David Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 4), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Mortis Street Cemetery, Goulburn, New South Wales. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: William and Mary CAINE, Cowper Street, Goulbourne, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CAINE Leslie Auburn

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