Major John Robert Cain

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Service number 153
Ranks Held Captain, Major, Transport Sergeant
Birth Date 18/09/1885
Birth Place Australia: South Australia, Mount Gambier
Final Rank Major
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 2nd Australian Machine Gun Squadron
  • Machine Guns
  • MG Sqn
Place Mount Gambier
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

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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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Date of birth 18/09/1885
Date of enlistment 01/10/1914
Date of embarkation 21/12/1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 10/09/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 1917
Date returned to Australia 27/06/1919

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