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Michael Kilbride CASEY

Regimental number2846
Place of birthCloone, Leitrim, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLengthsman
AddressEinasleigh, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Height5' 5.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lois Ellen Casey, Einasleigh, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 June 1916
Place of enlistmentCairns, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 6
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Discharge date2 November 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Brisbane on HMAT 'Boonah', 21 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 January 1917; marched out from Pioneer Training Bn, Fovant, 18 May 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 18 May 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on HMAT 'Benalla', 25 August 1917; disembarked Sydney, 26 October 1917, for onward travel to Brisbane. Discharged Brisbane, 21 November 1917.

Medals: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CASEY Michael Kilbride

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