James Gerard Cassidy

Captain James Gerard Cassidy of Rathfriland, Co. Down died on 10th March 1943 when attached to 1st Parachute Brigade as part of their North Africa campaign.

Captain

James Gerard Cassidy

114828

Captain James Gerard Cassidy of Rathfriland, Co. Down served in Tunisia with 1st Parachute Brigade. He was a medic attached from the RAMC.

Captain James Gerard Cassidy MB (114828) served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War Two. He was the son of James Cassidy and Ellen Cassidy of Rathfriland, Co. Down.

He died on 10th March 1943 aged 28 years old while attached to Headquarter Battalion, 1st Parachute Brigade in Tunisia. He was Mentioned in Despatches during the Second World War.

James Gerard Cassidy’s grave is in Section 3, Row C, Grave 7 of Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia. His headstone bears the inscription:

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on his soul. May he rest in peace. RIP.