SURNAME | Blain |
NAME | Angus Cameron |
PLACE-BIRTH | Isle of Man |
OCCUPATION | Labourer |
PLACE-ENLISTMENT | Townsville |
DATE-ENLISTMENT | 11-12-1915 |
NEXT-OF-KIN | Mr. Blain Bixpham, Blackpool England |
LINK-TO-DOUGLAS SHIRE | Pension claim came from Mossman Post Office |
REGIMENT-1 | 49th Battalion AIF |
RANK | Private |
CAMPAIGN-1 | Western Front |
DATE-DISCHARGED | 27-12-1916 |
OTHER-INFO | Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal |
STORY-OUTLINE | Labourer, Angus Cameron Blain, was born on the Isle of Man, next of kin, Mr Blain, Blackpool, At 21 yrs old, he enlisted at Townsville on 11-12-15. A private in the 49th Battalion he was wounded in action in France and sent to Wandsworth Hospital in England. On 16-10-16 he sailed to Australia with tibia, thigh and arm problems where he was discharged on 27-12-16. A pension claim that came from the Mossman Post Office was cancelled on 2-08-17. |
SERVICE-NO | 5049 |