James Alfred CASKEY
Year of Birth: 1917
Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia
Date of Enlistment: 30 June 1940, Adelaide, South Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Private
Unit(s): 2/12 Infantry Battalion
Service Number: SX6496
Died: 8 November 1944
Age: 27 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row B – Grave 6
James was the son of William Alfred James and Ellen Kathrine (McKenzie) Caskey, born 12 August 1917 and was living in Dry Creek, South Australia. He died of injuries received in a road accident.
James Alfred Caskey’s name is located at panel 36 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (CASKEY J.A.) National Archives of Australia
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
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