Regimental number | 2833 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | Collaroy Beach, Narrambeen, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Casey, Fielding Street, Collaroy Beach, Narrambeen, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 29th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Pioneer Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of illness |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 302), North Tidworth, Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary CASEY. Born at Flemington, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 17 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917. Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 15 February 1917 ('dangerously ill': pneumonia). Medal: British War Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Collaroi Beach. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CASEY Norman Edgar |