Regimental number | 2411 |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
School | Mount Gambier Grammar School, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Lockhart, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ann Smith, Park Hill, Lockhart, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Mount Gambier Light Horse Volunteers |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A25 Anglo Egyptian on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He first enlisted in Mount Gambier when war broke out and served in Gallipoli and was invalided home and discharged on 28th October, 1915. Enlisted again in Sydney in April or May. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 6988 Pte Frank CAIN MM, 10th Bn, returned to Auastralia, 20 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |