D H J – Casey – Great Western Railway – Private – 05/09/1915

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Title

D H J – Casey – Great Western Railway – Private – 05/09/1915

Initials / forenames

D H J

Surname

Casey

Railway company

Great Western Railway

Military unit

Welsh Regiment, 6th Battalion

Military rank

Private

Military number

1309

Railway department

Sheet Department/Goods Department, Swansea

Railway job

Labourer

Date died

05/09/1915

Magazine reference

Great Western Railway Magazine, November 1915, p277. Photo: November 1915, p283

Memorial

Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery

Notes

Aged 19, son of Dennis & Elizabeth Casey of 10 Caer St, Swansea. Casey was employed for 2 years in the GWR service.<br /><br />The GWR Magazine reports that he was 21 when he died.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, Great Western Railway Magazine (image and research contributed by STEAM: Museum of the Great Western Railway), Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

01/03/2017

Last updated

01/03/2017

Citation

“D H J – Casey – Great Western Railway – Private – 05/09/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59486.