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Whilst William was wounded (see letter from the CO to his mother) he did recover and survived WW2.

Sadly his father, also William Henry, had been killed in action in WW1.

In Memory of 14615 Private William Henry Delaney
9th Bn., The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment,
who died on the 19th January 1916 aged 33
Remembered with honour at Gunners Farm Military Cemetery, Belgium.]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:14:08 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/44477-4/delaney.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/9/delaney/ https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/9/delaney/Commandograndad1_716434_.jpg.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/9/delaney/Commandograndad1_716434_.jpg.html
[This photo which is believed to have been taken whilst with his Regiment, is courtesy of his granddaughter Dawn Poole].

William served in No 9 Commando.
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[Photo courtesy of his granddaughter Dawn Poole].
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[Photo from the collection of William Delaney No 9 Commando courtesy of his granddaughter Dawn Poole].
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