13th BATTALION AIF
Corporal: 20 Patrick Cornelius CASEY. M.M.
Born: 13th June 1890. Granville, New South Wales, Australia. Birth Cert:14898/1890.
Married: 21st September 1921. Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia. Marriage Cert:11786/1921.
Wife: Elvira Elizabeth Casey. nee: De Costa.
Died: 23rd October 1949. Hydes Creek via Bellingen, New South Wales. Australia. Death Cert: 26700/1949.
Father: Michael Casey.
Mother: Mary "Minnie" Casey. nee: Nagle. (1864-1892)
INFORMATION
Patrick Cornelius Casey was an Anzac Original, he was in the Gallipoli landing on the 25th April 1915 with the 13 Battalion and was wounded at Quinn’s Post and in the August attack on Sari Bair; refused repatriation when hospitalised in Alexandria and was a Die Hard in Harry Murray’s Company at the Evacuation and was chosen to be one of the last men to leave Anzac Cove. After he was wounds, he retrained as a stretcher bearer in England and was head of the brigade stretcher bearers at Messines.
18th September 1916.
Recommended for Mention in Dispatches
| Service number | |
| Rank | Private |
|---|---|
| Unit | 13th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Recommendation | Mention in dispatches |
| Date | 18 September 1916 |
Recommended for Military Medal
| Service number | 20 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | 13th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Recommendation | Military Medal |
| Date | 14 June 1917 |
Patrick Cornelius CASEY.
| Award | Military Medal |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth of Australia Gazette | 20 December 1917 on page 3376 at position 89 |
| London Gazette | 16 August 1917 on page 8426 at position 79 |
Con returned to Australia on 7 February 1920 aboard the Konigan Louise on the 7th February 1920.
Family Information
Born in Rookwood on 13 June 1890, he died at home in Bellingen 23 October 1949 of “war related injuries”. Con was survived by 5 children, 21 grandchildren and many many great grand children.
Con was elected to the Belingen Shire Council, and serving a period as Vice-President of the Shire.
Military Records
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