Pte Sidney Cain, 3/7393, 2nd Battalion, Beds Regt, was killed in action on October 31st, 1914. He was 28 years old.

Parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Cain, who lived at 54 Duke Street, Luton, learned from Pte Bates, who had been serving with Pte Cain, that their son was killed instantly by a rifle bullet in one of the big engagements during which the 2nd Bedfords were in the thickest of the fighting and suffered heavy casualties.

After leaving Old Bedford Road Boys School, Pte Cain worked in Luton before enlisting in the Royal Horse Artillery. He served in India for nearly eight years and then transferred to the 2nd Bedfords. At the outbreak of war he was stationed at the Regimental Headquarters at Bedford.

Army friend Pte Bates, who was also serving in the 2nd Beds, suffered gunshot wounds to the hand and lost two or three fingers a few days after Pte Cain was killed. He was staying at his home in Round Green.