Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William Patrick Casey Born 26 September 1889 - Died 1 November 1942 PDF Key details Service number1292 AWMM 1/519 AWMM 8/1949 AWMM NZ4212441 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPre WW1 Unknown AWMM Royal Australian Navy AWMM WW2 Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Permanent Forces, Royal New Zealand Artillery AWMM WW1 Private AWMM 5th (Wellington) Regiment AWMM WW1 Private AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM WW2 Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM WarTerritorial Military Service AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 116 - No known copyright restrictions Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Patrick AWMM SurnameCasey AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number1292 AWMM 1/519 AWMM 8/1949 AWMM NZ4212441 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth26 September 1889 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 21 November 1912 AWMM Clarendon Hotel, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Pre 10 August 1914 AWMM Adelphi Hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Pre 15 February 1915 AWMM Mangaweka, Rangitikei. New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationNot stated AWMM Mrs B. Casey, Taoroa, near Taihape, New Zealand AWMM Mrs M. Casey, Taihape, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Casey (wife), 106 Toanui Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 August 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarTerritorial Military Service AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignSamoa AWMM 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number1292 AWMM 1/519 AWMM 8/1949 AWMM NZ4212441 AWMM Military serviceRoyal New Zealand Artillery -1912 AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentPre WW1 21 November 1912 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Hotel Servant/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW1 10 August 1914 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Driver/Military AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW1 15 February 1915 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 HMNZT 1 or HMNZT 2 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki or Monowai AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM B Company AWMM Samoan Advance Party AWMM WW1 13 Jun 1915-24 July 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 24 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM Private AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 10 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 12 stone 10 pounds AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Light brown AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Hazel AWMM Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM tattoos right forearm, ship surrounded by buoy and crucifix AWMM Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM August 1915 Cairo, Gastritis AWMM Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Died of injuries from a fall from a train AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPre WW1 Unknown AWMM Time expired AWMM Unknown AWMM Royal Australian Navy AWMM WW2 1912 AWMM Discharged having made a false declaration in attestation AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Permanent Forces, Royal New Zealand Artillery AWMM WW1 16 September 1914 AWMM Medically unfit AWMM Private AWMM 5th (Wellington) Regiment AWMM WW1 12 November 1915 AWMM Medically unfit for active service AWMM Private AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM WW2 Unknown AWMM Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Patrick Casey, and of Margaret Casey (nee O'Reilly), of Milson, Manawatu; husband of Margaret Elizabeth Casey, of Palmerston North.Attested for WW1 service saying he had 5 years service with Australian Royal Navy.Killed in a railway accidentName listed twice on Nominal Roll 1 with service numbers 1/519 Samoan Advance and later enlistment 8/1949. Australian naval service not verified. Next of kin details WW2 compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death1 November 1942 AWMM Age 50 AWMM Tawa, Wellington AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryTaihape Cemetery, Taihape, New Zealand AWMM East RSA Section Block 1 Plot 12 Row 43 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Patrick Casey by laying a poppy. William Bernard Casey William Carroll Casey William Patrick Casey William Richard Casey Allan Casford Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Patrick Casey Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksRangitikei District Council cemetery records http://public.rangitikei.govt.nz/cesform.html Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20545504 Further Reference Rangitikei District Council cemetery record and headstone image http://public.rangitikei.govt.nz/cgi-bin/cemetery/ceep?ep&K2&CASEYWP Further Reference Death in tunnel. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 108, 3 November 1942, Page 3 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19421103.2.14&srpos Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920491 Sources Used DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 116 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
