John Henry CASTREE

CASTREE, John Henry

    Service Number: 2565
    Enlisted: 24 May 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Blackall, Queensland, Australia, 2 November 1890
    Home Town: Nanango, South Burnett, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Wheelwright
    Died: Killed in Action, Moquet Farm, France, 1 September 1916, aged 25 years
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackall War Memorial, Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Dayboro World War One Memorial, Nanango War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    24 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2565, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
    16 Aug 1915: Involvement Private, 2565, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
    16 Aug 1915: Embarked Private, 2565, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    John's parents were John Edward Castree and Clara Nowland. John was living at Terrors Creek and working as a wheelwright when he enlisted in Brisbane on 24 May 1915. His unit embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT A55 Kyarra 16 August 1915. John was killed in action in September 1916 at Mouquet Farm near Pozieres. He died age 25.

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