CASEY, John
| Service Number: | 6489 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Collie, Western Australia, 18 May 1934, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Collie General Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6489, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6489, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6489, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6489, 11th Infantry Battalion, per A30 Bora | |
| 30 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6489, 11th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
John was the seventh of ten children of Patrick James Casey (born 1841 in Toomavara, Ireland) and Mary Ann James (born 1851 in Pembrokeshire, Wales). Patrick had worked as a Labourer before enlisting in 1842 as a Private (Regimental No:2179) with the 64th Regiment. Patrick served in India (Mutiny) for eleven years, and in Persia. He and Mary Ann married in 1864 in Wales and embarked in December 1866, accompanying the convict ship 'Corona' to Fremantle WA. In 1869 Patrick was appointed Assistant Warder at Fremantle Prison and in 1876 was assigned 20 acres at Lake Koojee. Following Patrick's death in 1880, Mary Ann remarried.
John started work as a apprentice horse trainer and in 1905 married widow Elizabeth Mary Brittan (nee Trott; born 1865 in Picton, WA). Elizabeth worked as a Launderess and John was a Miner in Collie, WA when he enlisted in the AIF in 1916. He served as a Private (Service No:6489) with 11th Infantry Battalion in France. John was Discharged in November 1917 and returned to Collie, WA where he worked as a Horse Trainer, Miner and Truck Driver. John died in 1934 and Elizabeth in 1964.
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