Regimental number | 2470 |
Place of birth | Galway, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Taylor Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs F Down, 1 Taylor Street, Fitzroy, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 8 years 9 months in the Connaught Rangers, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Patrick Anthony Delaney on NR |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Collingwood, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 8th Bn, Anzac, Gallipoli, 13 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, and taken on strength, Serapeum, 24 February 1916. Admitted to hospital, Ferry Post, 30 March 1916; discharged, 1 April 1916 (no further details recorded). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 910202: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DELANEY Patrick Anthony
Red Cross File No 910202 |