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Military service
Service number:
171056
Age:
20
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)
Division:
24th Bn.
Birth:
September 22, 1896
Norbury, London, United Kingdom
Enlistment:
September 3, 1915
Niagara, Ontario
Death:
October 1, 1916
Courcelette, France
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
When he enlisted, he named his sister Kathleen, of Norbury, London, England, as next of kin and he stated he was born in Brampton, Ontario. Another document in his military file indicate however that he was born in Norbury. Information found in his Attestation paper could not be verified with other sources.
When he arrived in France, John had been assigned as reinforcement for the 22nd Battalion (French-Canadian), but as an unilingual Anglophone, he was transferred to another unit; in his case, the 24th Battalion.
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Private John Casey
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Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
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Private John Casey
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 65 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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