CASEY, Michael
| Service Number: | 1310 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caltowie, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Caltowie, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 May 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row B, Grave 14, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Caltowie District WW1 Roll of Honour, Caltowie Soldiers Memorial Hall, Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Peterborough St Anacletus Catholic Church Honour Board WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1310, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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On enlisting mother Anne Elizabeth Casey, lived at Appila, Yarrowie, SA (later Glen Osmond)
Brother: John E Casey, living at Applia, SA
Described on enlisting as 29yrs 10mths old; single; 5' 6" tall; 133lbs;
fresh complexion; grey eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic
29/8/1914 enlisted at Kensington, NSW
20/10/1914 embarked from Sydney, NSW, onboard HMAT A14 Euripides
as a Private in 3rd Battalion, G Company
16/5/1915 killed in action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
21/5/1915 buried at Bridges Road, Grave 2
later buried in: 22nd Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery
14/11/1924 Exhumed and reinterned in:
buried in: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Row B, Grave No. 14
Michael's name is commemorated on Panel 35 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914-15 Star (10967), British War Medal (2859), Victory Medal (2860);
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (301708)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/5/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottral, Jamestown, SA for her information.