Lance Corporal 349 Michael Casey
Regiment/Unit: Royal Munster Fusiliers - 6th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: 2(b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 09/07/1915
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 9th of August 1915
Born: Ballaghdereen, Co. Mayo
Resided: Ballaghdereen, Co. Mayo
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 185 to 190.
Family details:
Son of John and Catherine Casey, of Boleysillagh, Ballaghadereen, Co. Roscommon.
Census details:
1901 - Possibly aged 12 and living at house 1 in Boleysillagh (Edmondstown, Roscommon) with parents and siblings.
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/Kilmurray-Casey_Munsters.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Lance Corporal Michael Casey
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
