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At Arnhem in Sep 1944, Major Cain of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was attached to the South Staffordshire Regiment ' 1st Airbourne Division. During the period 19th to 25th Sep his company was cut off from the battalion and throughout the whole of this time was closely engaged with enemy tanks, self-propelled guns and infantry. He was to be found wherever there was danger, moving among his men, encouraging them to hold out. By his leadership he not only stopped but demoralized the enemy attacks. He refused medical attention despite his multiple wounds and perforated ear-drum.
Robert Henry Cain was born in Shanghai on 2nd Jan 1909. After the war he worked for Shell in West Africa and in 1951 became a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives. He died on 2nd May 1974 in Crowborough, Sussex. |
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