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Cenotaph record

Cecil Sylvester Delany

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 183 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 183 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil Sylvester AWMM
  • Surname
    Delany AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Delaney AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/949 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Elizabeth Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Delaney (mother), 67 Main Road, North-east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/949 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Cecil Delany was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Delany, of Victoria St., Mosgiel, Dunedin, New Zealand. Born at Arrowtown. Also served on Gallipoli. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 October 1916 AWMM
    Age 36 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Somme, France AWMM XXI. C. 5/7. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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