| Regimental number | 7/29 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Timaru |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Fairlie |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 182 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, M Caswell, Albury |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Lyttelton on |
| The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 17/380 Pte James Walter CASWELL, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, commenced return to New Zealand, 15 March 1919; 6/4008 Pte George Arthur CASWELL, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 21 September 1916; 17/382 Pte William CASWELL, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 23 June 1917; 11/2055 Gunner Francis CASWELL, 3rd NZ Field Artillery Brigade, commenced return to New Zealand, 24 July 1919 |
| Other details |
War service: embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Wounded in action, Walker?s Ridge, 27 July 1915 (shrapnel wound, hand), and admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Hospital Ship, and thence to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 4 August 1915. Transferred to No 1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 2 August 1915; to Concentration Camp, Suez, 28 August 1915. Commenced return to New Zealand (invalided) on board HT 'Willochra', 23 September 1915. Re-embarked for Egypt on board 'Tofua' with 10th Reinforcement, Canterbury Mounted Rifles; disembarked Suez, 8 April 1916. Sick to hospital, 21 October 1916; returned to duty, 30 October 1916; rejoined unit, Moascar, 2 November 1916. To NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canal Zone, 19 November 1916. Detached to Divisional Headquarters, in the field, 21 April 1917. Appointed Acting Corporal, 20 July 1917; relinquished rank of Acting Corporal, 6 December 1917. Admitted to NZ Mounted Rifles Field Ambulance, 6 December 1917 (diarrhoea); transferred to 45th Stationary Hospital, El Arish, 12 December 1917; to 44th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 16 December 1917; to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia, 24 December 1917; to Aotea Convalescent Home, Heliopolis, 5 January 1918 (dysentery); discharged to Base Depot, 28 January 1918. Transferred to Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters, 27 February 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board 'Kaikoura', 6 March 1919; discharged, 18 May 1919. Total war service: 4 years 279 days (of which 3 years 305 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 75 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |