Gunner

Andrew Cain

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Cain, of Seadown, Temuka, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Andrew Cain was an uncle to my nana, Margaret Ellen Harkness (nee Cain). He is the son of Samuel and Ellen Cain and was born 03/11/1891, being 1 of 12 siblings (2 full, 9 half siblings) He was origin... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2790
Name:
Andrew Cain
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
03 November 1891
Next of Kin: 
Samuel Cain (father), Seadown, Temuka, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 4 Howitzer Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 April 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 2. Row A. Grave 24.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Andrew Cain
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