Early Life
Born the son of General Sir Robert Cassels and Florence Emily Cassels (née Jackson) and educated at Rugby School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Cassels was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders on 30 August 1926. He was posted to Central India in 1928 and, having been promoted to lieutenant on 20 August 1929, was appointed aide-de-camp to his father in May 1930. He became adjutant of the 2nd battalion of his regiment in March 1934 and was promoted to captain on 22 March 1938.
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