CASEY, Richard
(Service number 52574)
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 )
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 07/03/1905 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Gerald Casey (father), Claremont | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
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| 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 | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 November 1935 | Age | 42 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru, Canterbury | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
SCRoll web submission by M Mowatt, 12 April 2017
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