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Pte William Daley 2 Royal Dublin Fus. d.21.11.15


Will O'Brien

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As per CWGC

Name: DALEY

Initials: W

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment: Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Unit Text: 2nd Bn.

Date of Death: 21/11/1915

Service No: 21613

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: C. 29.

Cemetery: BEAUVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY

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& the cemetery info

Cemetery: BEAUVAL COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Country: France

Locality: Somme

Location Information: Beauval is a village on the main road (N25) between Amiens and Doullens, about 24 kilometres north of Amiens and 6 kilometres south of Doullens. Beauval Communal Cemetery is on the northern side of the village at the end of a by-road leading off the main road - Rue de l'Eglise.

Historical Information: The 4th Casualty Clearing Station was at Beauval from June 1915 to October 1916 and the 47th from October to December 1916. The great majority of the burials were carried out from these hospitals, but a few were made as late as March 1918. After the Armistice, graves from Lucheux Military Cemetery were moved to Rows A and G of this cemetery. Beauval Communal Cemetery contains 248 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. There is also one Second World War burial. The Commonwealth plot was designed by G H Goldsmith.

No. of Identified Casualties: 249

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Surname DALEY

Firstname William

Service number 21613

Date of death 21/11/1915

Decoration

Place of birth Johnstone Renfrewshire

Other 2nd Bn. formerly 18331 Hussars.

SNWM roll SCOTTISH CASUALTIES EXTRACTED FROM IRISH REGIMENTS

Rank Pte

Theatre of death F.& F.

So William Daley was probably descended from Irish immigrants of the later 19th century although born in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Seems to have been a former Cavalry Trooper but not Yeomanry or Scots Greys.

Here's to him.

Aye

Malcolm

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