| Regimental number | 78555 |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Next of kin | Father, Samuel Cain, Seadown, Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 21784 William CAIN; 2/2790 Gunner Andrew CAIN, 4th (Howitzer) Battery, 3rd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery, killed in action, 14 April 1918. |
| Sources | Nominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 4 |
