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DELANEY, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2469 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Leichardt, Victoria, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Leichardt State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Illness - Paratyphoid Syncope, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Mudros, Greece, 25 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Portianos Military Cemetery Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 220 Headstone inscription reads: At rest, Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2469, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 18 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2469, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2469, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Chilka, Fremantle | |
| 2 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2469, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Eliza Delaney. Next of kin given as his brother William T Delaney of 'Lilydale', Stirling Street, Bunbury, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, Britih War Medal, Victory Medal