Private

John Casey

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Hanoria Casey, of Otara, Southland, New Zealand. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

John Casey was the oldest of three brothers killed in WWI. His brothers Patrick and William were both killed on the 27 September 2016.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/182
Name:
John Casey
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
John Casey (father), Otara, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waikaka, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of pneumonia
Date of Death:
14 May 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. G. 20.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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