DELANEY, William James
| Service Number: | 3084 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nilma, Victoria, Australia, 13 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Broncho Pneumonia , Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 4 October 1974, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic W 303 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3084, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3084, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3084, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 28 Feb 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion |
Help us honour William James Delaney's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Karen Hudson
William James Delaney was born in abt. 1895 in Warragul, Victoria, the son of Susan and Thomas. He married Kathleen Veronica Noonan in 1923 in Melbourne, Victoria. They had three children during their marriage. William enlisted to fight the battle in World War 1 in 1915, he served for a number of years. He also volunteered to go and rescue dead and wounded soldiers under horrendous conditions with heavy artillery being fired he did this for several nights, on the 19th & 20th & 21st July 1916. William joined the police force and had a long career with them thereafter, he went on to become an Auditor. He lived in around St.Kilda until his death and died in 1974 in Austin Hospital, Heidelberg at the age of 77.
Buried as James William DELANEY
Click images to start slideshow.