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John Henry Casey

In memory of:

Lieutenant John Henry Casey

June 18, 1944

Military Service

Age:

29

Force:

Army

Unit:

Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment, R.C.A.C.

Division:

27th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Son of John F. Casey and Rose Oulette Casey; husband of Eileen L. Casey, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Commemorated on Page 269 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

54. E. 1.

Location:

Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of John Henry Casey– John Henry Casey was born in London on July 10, 1915 and attended South Collegiate. He trained with the Canadian Fusiliers Militia Regiment before the war and in 1941 enlisted for active service with the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers). He participated in the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944 and was wounded. He was returned to England but died of his wounds on June 18, 1944.

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    Photo of John Henry Casey – John Henry Casey was born in London on July 10, 1915 and attended South Collegiate. He trained with the Canadian Fusiliers Militia Regiment before the war and in 1941 enlisted for active service with the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers). He participated in the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944 and was wounded. He was returned to England but died of his wounds on June 18, 1944.
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