Regimental number | 2342 |
Place of birth | Killarney, Co Kerry, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Address | Langley, Durham Street, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs S M Casey, Langley, Durham Street, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 2nd regiment, Electrical Company of Engineers; left Australia 'for business reasons'. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | see also 931 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Maurice and Catherine CASEY |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne; re-embarked on board HT 'Euripides' for Sydney, 27 September 1917; discharged, Sydney (medically unfit: senility), 17 December 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 57 |
Place of burial | Randwick Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CASEY John Joseph |