Regimental number | 931 |
Place of birth | Killarney, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Address | Langley, Durham Street, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Sarah May Casey, Langley, Durham Street, Dulwich Hill, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (Tropical Unit), D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/112/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2342 |
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 |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board , 22 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 19178, for onward travel by sea to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: senility), Sydney, 17 December 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 57 |
Place of burial | Randwick Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CASEY John Joseph |