Henry Gordon Delaney

Sapper

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Frederick W. Delaney, and of Margaret Delaney (nee Stokes), of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

WW2 RoH

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“SAPPER H. G. DELANEY – Word has been received by Mr and Mrs J. W. Delaney, 51 Norton Road, Frankton Junction, that their youngest son, Sapper Henry Gordon Delaney, has died of wounds received in Egypt. Sapper Delaney left New Zealand with the 4th Reinforcements in an infantry battalion, and after the Grecian campaign was transferred to the Engineers. He was born at Hamilton and educated at the Frankton Convent and Marist Brothers Schools. Before his enlistment he was employed by Messrs Ellis and Burn, Limited, in their survey department. He was a keen footballer and athlete.” [Waikato Times, Volume 131, Issue 21877, 4 November 1942, Page 2]

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Casualty

Service Number:

14517

Name:

Henry Gordon Delaney

Name variation:

Henry Gordon Delany (BDM Online)

Rank:

Sapper

Date of Birth:

10 July 1913

Place of Birth:

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Education:

Frankton Convent School

Next of Kin:

Mrs M Delaney (mother), 51 Norton Road, Frankton Junction

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Locality on Enlistment:

51 Norton Road, Frankton Junction

Place of Enlistment:

Hamilton, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Chainman

Employer:

Messrs Ellis and Burn Limited

Unit:

New Zealand Engineers, 6 Field Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

25 October 1942

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

El Alamein War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

VI. C. 16.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt