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CASEY, Michael
| Service Number: | 1145 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | County Cork, Ireland, October 1874 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Memorials: | Freeling WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1145, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1145, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, 1145, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières |
Michael Casey
Michael Casey
Service Number: 1145
Place of Birth: Mitchell Town, County Cork,
Ireland
Date of Birth: October 1874
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 14 September 1914
Age at Enlistment: 39 years 11 months
Next of Kin: Aunt- Mary Heinrich / Freeling
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private 16th Battalion
Michael left Melbourne on 22 December 1914 on HMAT A 40 Ceramic. While fighting in Egypt he was shot in the left thigh at Abbassia on 27 August 1915 and evacuated to England three days later. He was admitted to the King George V Hospital in Dublin in October. His wound left him limping and with a weak left leg. Michael returned to duty in Egypt on 25 March 1916, transferring to the 48th Battalion on 20 May. The troublesome wound sustained in August 1914 resulted in his being returned to Australia on the Port Melbourne on 22 July and discharged on 24 August 1916.
Submitted 17 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography
15 Battalion
Rank - Private
12 April 1915 - Proceeded to join M.E.F at Gallipoli
27 August 1915 - Slight gunshot wound to left leg
30 August 1915 - Embarked to hospital in England
15 May 1916 - Wounded in action, severe gunshot wound to thigh
24 June 1916 - Returned to Australia on board HMAT Port Melbourne for discharge as medically unfit from leg wound qhich was left weekened from wound
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Next of kin was his aunt Mary Heinrich of Freeling South Australia