CASSIDY, Stephen
| Service Number: | 3045 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 26 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 16 October 1948, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 2-51. 97. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3045, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3045, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3045, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
75 years ago today, on the Monday afternoon of the 18th October 1948, Private Stephen Jess, served as Stephen Cassidy, 3rd Battalion (Reg No-3045), labourer from 129 Nelson Street, Annandale, New South Wales and Wallsend?, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 52. CATHOLIC 2-51. 97.
Born at Bathurst, New South Wales on the 26th December 1895 to John and Ann Cassidy, Stephen enlisted on the 5th November 1915 at Liverpool, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A29 Suevic on the 23rd December 1915.
Wounded in action - 22.7.1916 (shell shock).
Illegal Absentee from 19.11.1918 to 1.4.1920. Discharged 21st July 1920. Unknown date of return to Australia.
Mr. Jess’s name has been inscribed on The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall as CASSIDY.
Was not granted War Medals (discharged in consequence of desertion 1.4.1920).
Service record states Died after Discharge, 16/10/1948.
Officially commemorated 15.6.1949 – https://connect.dva.gov.au/.../viewCommemoration.html...
I have placed poppies at Stephen’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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