CASKEY, Thomas James
(Service number 7/318)
| First Rank | Saddler | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Akaroa | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Elizabeth Caskey (mother), Fairlie | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 December 1916 | Age | 33 |
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| Place of Death | Palestine | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Kantara Memorial, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Fairlie Primary School War Memorial; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Elizabeth and the late Thomas Caskey of Fairlie
Sources
Cenotaph Jan 2014
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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