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Charles Vincent Casey was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Casey, late of Gympie, and by 1917 residing at Milton, Queensland. He was prominent in mining and sporting circles. Charles left Brisbane with the original 31st Battalion.

Charles Casey was badly wounded in the battle of Fromelles, and was evacuated to England with gunshot wounds to his head and neck. He returned to his unit in France during late September 1916, and endured one of the coldest winters on record. He was sent to hospital sick with bronchitis on 12 February 1917, and despite care in a large hospital, he died of his illness five days later.

His brother, Lieutenant Valentine Casey, of the same battalion, gained his commission on the field, before he was sent home with trench feet and heart trouble during 1917. Another brother, Lieutenant Leo George Casey 15th Battalion AIF, became a legend, reported in various newspapers to have received 39 wounds at Quinn's Post, Gallipoli in April, 1915. Leo was also said to have under gone over 20 operations on his return to Queensland. Another brother, Clifford Casey, served with a Machine Gun Battalion in France, and was mentioned in despatches before suffering a gunshot wound to the abdomen and was returned to Australia. Another brother, Private Willie Casey, who was in camp at Enoggera, was discharged due to disease. An older brother, Tom Casey junior, also served in the Boer War, with the Australian Commonwealth Horse.