Private 1083 James Delaney
Regiment/Unit: Connaught Rangers - 5th Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b) Balkans
Date Entered Therein: 21/07/1915
Age at death: 31
Date of death: 22nd of August 1915
Born: Williamstown, Co. Galway, Ireland
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 181 to 183.
BMD details:
20/02/1912 Jacobum DELANEY to Elizabetham BOARDMAN at Derbyshire Hill St Vincent RC.
Family details:
Widow: Elizabeth.
Census details:
1901 - 17 years old James is living at Templetogher, Galway, Ireland with parents James Delaney (55), Bridget Delaney (52) and three siblings: Bridget Delaney (15), John Delaney (10), Anne Delaney (8). 1911 - Sees 25 years old 'Coal Miner - Dataller Below Ground' James boarding at 165 Newton Road, Parr, St Helens with the Ryan family.
Notes:
SDGW have James as born in Manchester.
SDGW have James as born in Manchester.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/1083JamesDelaney.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/Delaney-Edwards-Mannion-Monaghan.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private James Delaney
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
