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Albert served overseas in the First World War with the 11th Brigade Machine Gun Company, service number 127437 and fought in France.
Served in Canada, Great Britain, Nassau in the Bahamas, India, Burma, Ceylon and Bengal.
His Liberator EV-945 bomber was shot down on May 15, 1945 and he was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese. He died in captivity. He had 1,046 days of service, including 593 days overseas.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Frank Albert Casson
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Pilot Officer Frank Albert Casson
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Pilot Officer Frank Albert Casson
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Pilot Officer Frank Albert Casson
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 502 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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MADRAS WAR CEMETERY India
MADRAS WAR CEMETERY is about 5 kilometres from the airport and 14 kilometres from the central railway station.
The GST Road (Great Southern Trunk Road) leads from the airport past Trident Hotel to Kathipara roundabout - there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission road direction sign on a small triangular island showing the way to the cemetery via Mount Poonamall Road passing at the foot of St. Thomas Mount.
The cemetery can easily be located on the right hand side of the road 1 kilometre from St. Thomas Mount.
From Madras Central Railway Station the route is up Mount Road (Anna Selai) and over the bridge which crosses the River Cooun. The route passes St. Mary's Cemetery on Pallawan Road and is via LIC building (Life Insurance Corporation Building) situated on Mount Road, which leads to Anna Flyover and to Kathipara Junction.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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