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|Army number=1137005 | |Army number=1137005 | ||
|Rank=Gunner | |Rank=Gunner | ||
|Decorations= | |Decorations=Service Awards - 1939-45 Star. Defence Medal. 1939-45 War Medal. France and Germany Star. Awarded French Legion d' Honneur by the French Government 2015. | ||
|Date of birth= | |Date of birth=13/1/1923. | ||
|Age= | |Age=Currently 98. | ||
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 22/1/1942 and underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. | |Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 22/1/1942 and underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. Served Normandy. Posted overseas 1945. Served India. Posted to 100th Anti-Tank Regiment in 1946. Discharged to Z Reserve. Demobilised 23/2/1947. Discharged from Z Reserve 1953. | ||
|Company/Battery=219 Battery. Regimental HQ. | |Company/Battery=219 Battery. Regimental HQ. | ||
|Platoon or other sub-unit= | |Platoon or other sub-unit=I Troop in 219 Battery. | ||
|Task or role=HQ Despatch Rider. | |Task or role=HQ Despatch Rider. Pay Clerk Bombardier. RHQ Duty Sergeant in 100th Anti-Tank Regiment. | ||
|Joined Brigade= | |Joined Brigade=1942. | ||
|Promotions=Record of Service shows him as P/A/Sergeant on completion of service. | |Promotions=Bombardier. Record of Service shows him as P/A/Sergeant on completion of his service. | ||
|Wounded= | |Wounded=No. | ||
|Prisoner of War= | |Prisoner of War=No. | ||
|Died/Killed in action=Surviving Veteran as at August 2020. | |Died/Killed in action=Surviving Veteran as at August 2020. | ||
|Home address= | |Home address=London 1923 - 1988. Edinburgh 1988 - present. Roundsman on enlisting. | ||
|Image Name=2017_Image.jpg | |Image Name=2017_Image.jpg | ||
|Image Title=Sergeant Anthony Delahoy, 55th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. | |Image Title=Sergeant Anthony Delahoy, 55th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. | ||
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The image below shoes Anthony Delahoy at the age of 21 in Turnhout, Belgium. | |||
[[File:Anthony_Delahoy_55th_Anti-Tank_Regiment.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|Gunner Delahoy]] | |||
The following image shows him some years later in India. | |||
[[File:Sgt_Delahoy_India_1945.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|Sergeant Delahoy]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:04, 21 January 2021
Personnel Entry
Name Delahoy Anthony
Army number 1137005
Rank Gunner
Decorations Service Awards - 1939-45 Star. Defence Medal. 1939-45 War Medal. France and Germany Star. Awarded French Legion d' Honneur by the French Government 2015.
Date of birth 13/1/1923.
Age Currently 98.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 22/1/1942 and underwent Basic Training. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment. Served Normandy. Posted overseas 1945. Served India. Posted to 100th Anti-Tank Regiment in 1946. Discharged to Z Reserve. Demobilised 23/2/1947. Discharged from Z Reserve 1953.
Company/Battery 219 Battery. Regimental HQ.
Platoon or other sub-unit I Troop in 219 Battery.
Task or role HQ Despatch Rider. Pay Clerk Bombardier. RHQ Duty Sergeant in 100th Anti-Tank Regiment.
Joined Brigade 1942.
Promotions Bombardier. Record of Service shows him as P/A/Sergeant on completion of his service.
Wounded No.
Prisoner of War No.
Died/Killed in action Surviving Veteran as at August 2020.
Home address London 1923 - 1988. Edinburgh 1988 - present. Roundsman on enlisting.
Source table
The image below shoes Anthony Delahoy at the age of 21 in Turnhout, Belgium.
The following image shows him some years later in India.
