Name
Aubrey Spencer Cain
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
10/04/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
43465
Suffolk Regiment
11th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
AUBIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
I L 67
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Markyate Village Memorial, St John The Baptist Church Memorial, Markyate, Not on the Flamstead memorials
Pre War
Aubrey Spencer Cain was born in Flamstead, Markyate, Beds in 1896 to Harry (Henry) Cain, cattle dealer, and Eliza (nee Wardman).
On the 1901 Census the family ODF parents, Arthur C (born 1892), Olive M (born 1893), Henry L (born 1895), Aubrey S, C Ellie (born 1898) and Thomas F (born 1900) were living at London Road, Markyate.
On the 1911 Census the family of parents, father was a farm bailiff, mother was a straw hat machinist, Arthur (straw plait dyer), Henry L (cowman), Aubrey (ploughboy), Ellie, Thomas, Cecil, (born 1901), Percy (born 1906), Roger (born 1908) were living at 128.High Street, Markyate.
Wartime Service
No Service Record was found Spence, He originally enlisted in the Bedfordshire Regiment as Private 3/7412 in the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion about Aug 1914. At some he was transferred to the Suffolk Regiment as 43465 and posted to 11 (Service) Battalion (Cambridgeshire).
Spencer may have fought with Suffolks in 14 (Light ) Division at the Somme in 1916 at the Battles of Delville Wood (15 Jul-3 Sep) and Flers-Courcelette (15-22 Sep). In 1917 the Division moved to take part in the Arras Offensive. During the 1st Battle of the Scarpe (9 -14 Apr 1917) Spencer was killed in action on 10 Apr 1917.
Served for 2 Years and 10 Months before his death.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £12 10s and arrears of £6 19s 1d was paid to his mother. Brothe Harry Cain served with King’s Royal Rifle Corps and was killed in action at the Battle of Guillemont on the Somme on 3 Sep 1916.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Simon Goodwin, Gareth Hughes, Anne & Gordon Mead
