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DELAHEY, John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1160, VX61159 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Strathbogie, Victoria, Australia, 5 September 1902 |
| Home Town: | Strathbogie, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telegraph Messenger |
| Died: | Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 3 December 1962, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Euroa Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Euroa Strathbogie West School No 2267 WW2 Roll of Honor, Euroa Strathbogie West School No 2267 WWI Roll of Honor, Euroa Telegraph Park, Strathbogie War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1160, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1160, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 38th Infantry Battalion, Contracted nephritis at sea. |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, VX61159 | |
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| 8 Aug 1941: | Enlisted VX61159, 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE, Sapper | |
| 2 Nov 1941: | Embarked VX61159, 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE, Middle East | |
| 19 Nov 1944: | Embarked VX61159, 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE, New Guinea | |
| 10 Dec 1944: | Involvement VX61159, 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE, Promoted to Corporal | |
| 28 Mar 1946: | Discharged VX61159, 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE, Staff Sergeant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
A telegraph messenger from Strathbogie, Victoria prior to enlistment, Pte Delahey embarked with D Company from Melbourne on HMAT Runic on 20 June 1916.
He contracted Nephritis at sea and never really recovered, eventually returning to Australia on 12 November 1916.
He later enlisted in the 2nd AIF (VX61159) and served as a Staff Sergeant with 2/2 Field Company.
If the birth date listed on his 2nd AIF papers is correct (5 September 1902) then it would appear Delahey may have only been 13 years old when he enlisted in the 1st AIF (stating he was 18 yrs 5 months old at that time).
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