Regimental number | 34647 |
Place of birth | Christchurch |
Occupation | Motor driver |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Delaney, Spreydon, Christchurch |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | CWGC lists final unit as New Zealand Light Trench Mortar Battery. |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Nine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 2), Poperinge, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Clara Delaney |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 7 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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