4th Division Train
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Jack Cairns (SN 55576) born in Sebastopol, was an 18 year old moulder when he enlisted at Ballarat on January 8th 1918. With the 7th General Service Reinforcements, he embarked aboard the Marathon on July 23rd bound for London. The Armistice had been signed by the time he was assigned to the 7th Infantry Battalion then the 4th Division Train. He returned to Australia aboard the Barambah, disembarked at Melbourne on October 25th 1919 and was discharged on November 9th.
His brother Phillip also served in the AIF and is honoured with a tree in the Avenue.
