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CASKEY, John Percival
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4747 |
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Enlisted: | 25 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gawler, South Australia, 10 December 1896 |
Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fitter |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 2 October 1916, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Baptist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler St George Anglican Church Honour Roll, Gawler War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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9 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4747, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4747, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE J. CASKEY.
Private J. Caskey, the eldest son of Mrs, S. Bennett, Ford-street, Gawler South, died of wounds received in action in France on October 2. He was 19 years of age." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 11 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)