
| Regimental number | 8/2869 |
| Address | Foxton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Casey, Otara, Southland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Honoria Casey, Otara, Southland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 8/182 Pte John CASEY, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, died of disease, 5 May 1916; 8/2870 Pte William CASEY, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 27 September 1916; |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh |
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