Regimental number | 740 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | Footscray (Catholic) School, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Buttermaker |
Address | 49 Ryan Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Kay, 49 Ryan Street, Footscray, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Fate | Died accidentally |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Tell El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery (Grave No. 67), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Johanna CASS. Born at Footscray, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte Joseph Cass, 7th Battalion |