DELCHAU (DELEHAN), Robert Steve Edward
| Service Number: | 1705 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oakbank, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1705, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1705, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
Robert Steve Edward Delchau
Name: Steve Edward Robert Delchau
Service Number: 1705
Place of Birth: Woodside
Date of Birth: 13 August 1895
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 30 August 1915
Age at Enlistment: 20 years
Next of Kin: Parents, Mary and William Delchau
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: not available
Rank: Private
E.R. Delchau appears on the Oakbank Old Scholars Roll and on the Nominal Roll of the Australian War Memorial as Robert Steve Delchau. The information contained within Delchau’s biography appears primarily through the Weidenhofer Family History kindly furnished by Hannah Weidenhofer .
Steve Edward Robert Delchau used his second name and was known as Edward. He attended the Oakbank School and upon completing his education worked as a labourer until he enlisted in the army. Edward left Australia on the Borda on 11 January 1916. On 10 August 1916 while serving in the 16th Battalion, he was wounded at Telelkebi in Egypt and transferred to the East Leeds War Hospital for treatment. It was there that while convalescing he met and married Winifred Irene Kathleen Fry at Wareham, Dorset. Edward transferred to the 62nd Battalion on 14 July 1917.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
NOTE: The Family name was incorrectly transcribed on the Embarkation Roll listing it as DELEHAN. The correct Family name as listed in the official Service Record is DELCHAU (confirmed by family member). The record on this Memorial has been amended to accord with the details in the Service Record. Correction undertaken by the RSL Virtual War Memorial Chief Moderator, April 2017.