Major John Robert Cain

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Photograph B00465
Service number 153
Ranks Held Captain, Major, Transport Sergeant
Birth Date 1885-09-18
Birth Place Australia: South Australia, Mount Gambier
Final Rank Major
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • MG Sqn
  • Machine Guns
  • 2nd Australian Machine Gun Squadron
Place Mount Gambier
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1918-01-12
Published in London Gazette in 1918-07-18
Published in London Gazette in 1918-02-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-07-25
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-12-12
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-05-23

Collection items

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    Major J. R. Cain, Officer Commanding, Machine Gun Squadron, 2nd Australian Light Horse Brigade, ...

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    Souvenir Rising Sun brooch : Sergeant J R Cain, 5 Light Horse Regiment, AIF

    Souvenir Rising Sun brooch : Sergeant J R Cain, 5 Light Horse Regiment, AIF

    Souvenir Rising Sun brooch : Sergeant J R Cain, 5 Light Horse Regiment, AIF

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Timeline

Date of birth 18 September 1885
Date of enlistment 01 October 1914
Date of embarkation 21 December 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 10 September 1917
Date returned to Australia 27 June 1919

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