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CASEY, Richard
(Service number 52574)

Mackenzie County soldiers, 1917 — This group all embarked in 1917 and all come from the Cave - Albury - Cricklewood area of the MacKenzie County. All were 2nd South Canterbury Infantry, except Casey, who was NZ Rifle Brigade. Most embarked in June 1917, except Robert Nelson who didn’t leave until October, meaning the image was probably taken in England.

Pictured are:
BACK ROW: L/Cpl Arthur George Curtis, Pte William Maylen (DOD), Pte Robert Nelson, Pte William Hugh Corbett, Pte Adam Corbett (KIA).
FRONT ROW: Rfm Richard Casey & Pte Thomas Nelson (DOW)

The Nelsons were brothers, as were the Corbetts. (Courtesy of P Bishop )

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	07/03/1905	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Gerald Casey (father), Claremont
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Reinforcements G Company (part)
Date	12 June 1917
Transport	HMNZT 86 Tahiti or HMNZT 87 Maunganui
Embarked From	Wellington, New Zealand	Destination

Other Units Served With
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Military Awards

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Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	17 November 1935	Age	42
Place of Death	Timaru, Canterbury
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	K2, 160
New Zealand Memorials	Cave War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Sources

SCRoll web submission by M Mowatt, 12 April 2017

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