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Thomas Edward CASSIDY

Regimental number6422
Place of birthBown Boy, Cavan, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShop assistant
AddressDarlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 6.75"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Mrs K McManus, Cavan Croydon Road, Croydon, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 October 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 March 1918
Discharge date24 November 1918
Family/military connectionsBrother: Trooper Henry Cassidy, 7th Light Horse
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Sydney on HMAT 'Suevic', 11 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 30 January 1917; marched into 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 30 January 1917. Proceeded to France through Folkestone, 25 April 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 26 April 1917; joined 17th Bn in the field, 2 May 1917.

Admitted to 6th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 September 1917, and transferred to 16th General Hospital, Le Treport, 23 September 1917 (shrapnel wound, right leg, scalp). Proceeded to England on HS 'Warilda', 7 December 1917, and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, 8 December 1917; transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 29 January 1918; discharged to Depot, 16 March 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on 'Wandila', 16 March 1918 (fracture, right leg); changed to HS 'Kanowna', Suez, 15 April 1918; disembarked Sydney, 24 May 1918. Discharged as being medically unfit for service, Sydney, 24 November 1918.

MBV.
Date of death7 November 1954
Place of burialMacquarie Park Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, CASSIDY Thomas Edward

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