Difference between revisions of "Delahoy Anthony Gunner 1137005"
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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. | + | 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]] | [[File:Anthony_Delahoy_55th_Anti-Tank_Regiment.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|Gunner Delahoy]] | ||
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| + | The following image shows him some years later in India. | ||
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| + | [[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.
