Regimental number | 8/182 |
Address | Waikaka |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, John Casey, Otara, Southland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 20), Nord, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Honoria Casey, Otara, Southland, New Zealand. Also served at Gallipoli |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 8/2869 Pte Patrick CASEY, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 27 September 1916; 8/2870 Pte William CASEY, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 27 September 1916 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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