James Redmond DELAHUNTY

DELAHUNTY, James Redmond

    Service Number: 3499
    Enlisted: 7 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
    Born: North Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
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    World War 1 Service

    7 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3499, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    29 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3499, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    29 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3499, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
    20 Sep 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3499, 21st Infantry Battalion, RTA 24 June 1916 and discharged (MU) due to illness.

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    3499 Private (Pte) James Redmond Delahunty was a labourer from North Bendigo Victoria prior to enlistment. Pte Delahunty embarked with the 8th Reinforcements, 21st Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. Following his arrival in Suez he transferred to the 57th Battalion and was admitted to hospital suffering from neurasthenia. He returned to Australia on 24 June 1916 and was medically discharged.

    Source: AWM

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