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William Joseph DELAHEY

Regimental number3106
Place of birthFootscray, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPainter
Address80 Charles Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, A Delahey, 80 Charles Street, Footscray, Victoria
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No. 21), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Adam and Elizabeth DELAHEY, 231 Hydo Street, Yarraville, Victoria. Native of Footscray, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 8225 Sapper Henry Joseph DELAHEY, 2nd Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 22 September 1919.

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