Richard Henry McCASKER

Regimental number2128
Place of birthGoondiwindi Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressLeithmoor, Daymar Siding, Thallon Line, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane McCasker, Leithmoor, Daymar Siding, Thallon Line, Queensland
Enlistment date6 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2127 Lance Corporal James Gildas McCASKER, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 August 1958