Henry Francis – Caseley (Casely) – Great Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 10/05/1915
Title
Henry Francis – Caseley (Casely) – Great Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 10/05/1915
Initials / forenames
Henry Francis
Surname
Caseley (Casely)
Railway company
Great Western Railway
Military unit
Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion (3rd Battalion) "A" Company
Military rank
Lance Corporal
Military number
14184
Railway department
Locomotive Department, Swansea
Railway job
Fireman
Date died
10/05/1915
Magazine reference
Great Western Railway Magazine, July 1915, p175 Photo: August 1915, p207
Memorial
Ploegsteert Memorial
Notes
Aged 19, son of Henry and Johanna Caseley of 26 Halcyon Road, Newton Abbot. Caseley entered the GWR service in May 1912, as an engine cleaner at Newton Abbot. In Decemebr 1913, he was appointed fireman at Swansea. <br /><br />The GWR Magazine reports his age as 20 when he died. The GWR Magazine reports that his battalion was the 3rd. The GWR Magazine also lists different spellings of his name 'Casely' on page 175 and 'Caseley' on page 207.
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
15/02/2017
Last updated
15/02/2017
Citation
“Henry Francis – Caseley (Casely) – Great Western Railway – Lance Corporal – 10/05/1915,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/59492.