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John Duffett Caines
British Army
from:Bristol
John Duffett Caines was said to have originally lied about his age to join the Army. He took part in a display as a member of an Royal Field Artillery trotting team. He later became a railwayman and was a civilian at the outbreak of World War One. He quickly rejoined and was said by his son to be on "the second boat over".