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222682Capt. Aubrey Conrad Cawsey
British Army 5th Btn. South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Moose Jaw, Sask. Canada
(d.7th Aug 1944)
The following is a transcribed document from the Moose Jaw Times Herald newspaper regarding the death of Captain Cawsey in battle while serving with the 5th South Staffordshire Regiment.Moose Jaw Times Herald, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Friday, August 11, 1944
Captain Aubrey Cawsey has been killed in action in France according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Cawsey, 1219 Redland Avenue. The sad news was telephoned to T. P. Baylis by Mrs. Aubrey Cawsey, say the former Miss Kathleen Baylis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Baylis, 1161 Second Avenue North East. Mrs. A. C. Cawsey resides at White Rock B.C. and Mrs. Baylis is presently staying with her.
Captain Cawsey went overseas with the Saskatoon Light Infantry as a Lieutenant in 1940 and while overseas was promoted to the rank of captain. He was called back to Canada in 1942 and rejoined the 1st King’s Own Rifles of Canada on mobilization of the battalion. He took a course at the Royal Military College at Kingston, Ontario, graduating with the rank of Major, but relinquished his majority in order to return overseas and serve with the Imperial army. Leaving Canada in April of this year Captain Cawsey went to France on June 13. To mourn his loss, in addition to his widow, Captain Cawsey leaves a daughter, Joan, three and one half years old and a son, Thomas Frederick, one year old. His parents received a letter from Captain Aubrey Cawsey dated July 24, 1944 in which he spoke hopefully of the end of the war and of rejoining his wife and family. He was educated at the King George Public School and Central Collegiate Institute in Moose Jaw, later being employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the T. Eaton Company Limited and Slater and York.
Two brothers are serving in the Canadian Army, Major Emery B. Cawsey, with the Royal Canadian Artillery in Italy, and Captain Ralph B. Cawsey. Who graduated at the staff course held at Royal Military College in Kingston, and who left Regina a week ago last Saturday, and was flown to England. Another brother, Benjamin Cawsey, is in business in Red Deer, Alberta.
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