Private William Delaney
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1886-05-13
Place of birth: Manchester England
Next of kin: Mary Delaney (wife), New Waterford, Nova Scotia
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): miner
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1916-09-16
Cause of death:
Died in war, unknown cause
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 68213
Highest Rank:
Private
(25th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 25th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Courcelette
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1567088
LAC ID:
343445
Service file: B2417-S023
Uploader's Notes: Husband of the late Mary C. Delaney. Listed on the Nominal Roll of the 25th Battalion. The war diary for the day of his death states that the battalion was consolidating their positions and that there was heavy shellfire. Casualties were too many to estimate.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 25th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20