James Casserly

Forenames

James AWMM

Surname

Casserly AWMM

Service number

WWI 64298 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs Sarah Hogan (sister), 26 Normanby Street, St Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 64298 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Flaxmiller/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 21 Nov 1917-07 Jan 1918 AWMM
HMNZT 96 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM 32nd Reinforcements, E Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Unknown AWMM Private AWMM
Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM

Son of Michael and Bridget Casserly. AWMM

Death

17 Jan 1921 AWMM
Age  41 AWMM

Place of death

7 Manchester Street Petone

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Cause of death

pulmonary tuberculosis and cardiac failure

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Cemetery

Petone Catholic Cemetery, Western Hutt Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Special Memorial AWMM

Cemetery name

There was a Soldiers Stone erected in the 1930s but it was removed when part of the cemetery was nee

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Grave reference

His name is on the memorial but there is no reference that he was a returned soldier from WW1.

Public - Gail - Researcher - 16 September 2016 - Memorial stone Korokoro Cemetery Petone

Obituary

Casserly- On 17th January 1921 at the residence of his sister (Mrs Merewood) 7 Manchester St, Petone - James Casserly age 41 years RIP

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Memorial name

If there are any family members who are interested, we have a proposal to re instate the three "Sol

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Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21892968
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  75: 37
• Ferguson, David (1921). The history of the Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1914-1919. Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd: Auckland, N.Z.
• Soldiers' pie : being the unofficial journal of the C,D,E & F Coys. Artillery, Specialists N.Z.E. (Tunnellers) N.Z.M.C. of the 32nd Reinforcements. [1918]. London, England: R. Clay and sons, Ltd.