Sydney Alexander Cain

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BiographySydney Cain enlisted in 1914.

He was wounded in the head at Gallipoli and died at sea, on the ship Gascon, while being transferred to Alexandria in Egypt, he was buried at sea.

His military papers say that he sustained a wound which fractured his skull and destroyed his right eye socket. He was admitted to hospital on the 5 July and died 5 days later.Age36Date of Death10 July 1915Civil employmentFishermanRelationshipsBrother of Herbert Cain of Pearl Street, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Gascon

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Service number385RankPrivateRegiment2nd Battalion, A.I.F.Place of enlistmentRandwick, Sydney, NSWPlace of embarkmentSydney, NSW Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Date of embarkment18 October 1914 Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Place of deathAt sea, MediterraneanBattleBattle of GallipoliMemorial or CemeteryLone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

Memorial/Cemetery Brooklyn War MemorialKeywordsFirst World War Last edited by: Neil Chippendale

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