Herbert John Ernest CASSON MM

Badge Number: S4529 Mounted, Sub Branch: Pinnaroo
S4529 Mounted

CASSON, Herbert John Ernest

Service Numbers: 412, S74491
Enlisted: 29 April 1916, Adelaide South Australia Australia
Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit: 3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Warracknabeal Victoria Australia, 9 January 1892
Home Town: Pinnaroo, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: 2 March 1961, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Pinnaroo Cemetery, S.A.
Memorials: Pinnaroo Soldiers' Memorial Hospital Plaque
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World War 1 Service

29 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 412, 8th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
29 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide South Australia Australia
20 Oct 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Port Lincoln A17
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 412, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days"
11 Nov 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 412

World War 2 Service

21 Apr 1942: Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, S74491
21 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, S74491
21 Apr 1942: Enlisted Pinnaroo, SA
18 Oct 1945: Discharged

Herbert Casson - Military Medal

Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the operations by the 10th Australian Infantry Brigade in the vicinity of PROYART on the night of the 10th/11th August, 1918, this soldier was employed as a runner. He had to continually carry messages backward and forward from Company Headquarters to Sections, all the time passing through a heavy barrage of bombs, artillery, and machine gun fire. Twice he returned with guns to replace those which had been knocked out. It was largely owing to his courage and endurance that Company Headquarters was kept informed of the action taken by the Sections. He displayed an heroic spirit of courage and endurance and set a fine example to all with whom he came in contact.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: 23 May 1919

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Elizabeth CASSON of Pinnaroo, SA

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the operations by the 10th Australian Infantry Brigade in the vicinity of PROYART on the night of the 10th/11th August, 1918, this soldier was employed as a runner. He had to continually carry messages backward and forward from Company Headquarters to Sections, all the time passing through a heavy barrage of bombs, artillery, and machine gun fire. Twice he returned with guns to replace those which had been knocked out. It was largely owing to his courage and endurance that Company Headquarters was kept informed of the action taken by the Sections. He displayed an heroic spirit of courage and endurance and set a fine example to all with whom he came in contact.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

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Biography

NAA Service record: Casson Herbert John Ernest : SERN 412C : POB Warracknabeal VIC : POE Adelaide SA : NOK M Casson Elizabeth

Herbert John Ernest CASSON was a single farmer from Pinnaroo aged 22 when he embarked for service in Europe on the 20th October 1916 aboard the HMAT Port Lincoln A17.  His next of kin was listed as his mother Mrs Elizabeth Casson, of Pinnaroo.

He had enlisted on the 19th April 1916 in Adelaide, and was allocated to the 6th Reinforcements of the 8th Machine Gun Company in the 8th Brigade.

 

 

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