Thomas Francis CASS

Thomas Francis CASS Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	740
Enlisted:	15 February 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling:	Footscray (Catholic) School
Occupation:	Buttermaker
Died:	Accidental (Injuries), Egypt, 14 June 1915
Cemetery:	Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Grave 67
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

15 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 740, 22nd Infantry Battalion
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 740, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 740, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''

Help us honour Thomas Francis Cass's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Enlisted and Seved under alias Thomas Kay

Thomas Francis CASS was born in Footscray, Victoria in 1896

His parents were John CASS & Johanna MYERS

His brother Joseph CASS (SN4169) also served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1917