Early Life
Robert Cain was born in Shanghai on 2 January 1909. His parents were Manx and returned to the Isle of Man when he was young, where he was educated at King William's College. In 1928 Cain joined the Honourable Artillery Company, a unit of the Territorial Army (TA). The TA was the volunteer reserve force of the British Army and members continued in civilian work; Cain worked in Thailand and Malaya for Shell. He was placed on the supplementary reserve list on 12 February 1931.
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