John Joseph CAIN

Regimental number68513
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinBrother, R B Cain, Dunsandel, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 27), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Margaret Bridson (formerly Cain), 18 Richmond Grove, Douglas, Isle of Man, and the late James Cain
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 4