Charles Casey

Rank:	Gunner
Street:
Townland:	Drinan / Drynan
Town/Village:	Ballymahon
Civil Parish:	Shrule
Catholic Parish:	Shrule
Country:
Alternative Address:
Census 1901:
Census 1911:
Regiment/Unit:	Royal Field Artillery, 5th Battalion
Regiment Number:	205882
Date of Death:
Cause:	Unknown, survived WW1
Memorial:	Unknown
Information:	Charles was born on or around the 21 Apr 1900 near Ballymahon, Co. Longford and was the youngest of 6 children; Charles's father was listed as being a tin smith on his birth record. Charles worked as a blacksmith's assistant prior to enslisting in April 1917. However, he was discharged by September 1917 as he mis-stated his age on his attestment (was still 16 rather than 18). Charles's elder brother Thomas Robert Casey served in WW1 with the Royal Field Artillery. No more is currently known about Charles's life post-WW1
Parents Names:	Likely son of John Casey and Catherine (née Kelly), Drinan, Ballymahon, Co. Longford.
Notes:	Pension records notes Mary Casey as his mother.
Links:	Link to Civil Record of Birth; link to WW1 attestment record (Fold3.com, subscription);

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