| Regimental number | 31814 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 1 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, P Cassidy, Dargoon, Co Leitrim, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on |
| The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 25 May 1917, and posted to C Company. Found guilty, 18 July 1917, of failing to obey an order: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 18 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1918.' Statement, Adjutant, 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade: 'Rfm Cassidy went into action with the Bn at Passchendaele on 12-10-17. He was reported as "missing". No evidence forthcoming to show that he passed through hospitals or any Mil. Base since that day.' |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 32 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21892993 |