
DELAHUNTY, Daniel
Service Number: | 618 |
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Enlisted: | 3 December 1914, Service record has his attaining the rank of Trooper on the day of enlistment |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Wilby, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Morven, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 16 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 111, Row B, Grave 46 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Culcairn & District Great War Roll of Honor, Culcairn War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
3 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 618, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Service record has his attaining the rank of Trooper on the day of enlistment | |
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19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 618, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
19 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 618, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 618, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 618 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-16 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Thomas Delahunty and Matilda Mary Delahunty (later known as Matilda Cottrell) of Morven, Culcain, Victoria.
Brother of Michael Thomas Delahunty who commenced his return to Australia on 19 April 1919 on board HT Marathon having served with the 23rd Batalion. Disembarked on 10 June 1919 having been wounded on 2 occasions. Daniel was also brother of Margaret Mary Delahunty of Morven, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal