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George Irvin Delaney

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Irvin AWMM
  • Surname
    Delaney AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    De Laney AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 31403 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Thomas Delaney (father), Tapuhi, Bay of Islands, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 31403 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 Unknown AWMM Bushman/Civilian 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Delaney was the son of Thomas and Emily De Laney (also spelled Delaney), of Tapuhi, via Hukerenui, Northland, New Zealand.

    Arrived in England January 1917

    Name is variously spelled as Delaney and De Laney AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    12 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: "De Laney. – On October 12, killed in action in France, Rifleman George Irvin De Laney, of the Nineteenth Reinforcements, beloved son of Thomas and Emily De Laney; aged 22 years 11 months." (Auckland Weekly News, 29 November 1917, p. 30) AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM
    • Hikurangi Primary School War Memorial, 4 Swan Ave, Hikurangi 0114 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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01 August 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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