Francis Joseph CASEY

Regimental number24/74
AddressPurangi, Inglewood, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Moles, Purangi, Inglewood, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unitA Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sarah Moles (formerly Casey), Junction Road, Inglewood, Taranaki, and the late Michael Casey. Native of Awakino, New Plymouth. Also served in Egypt
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/2nd NZRB

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