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We remember Isaac Wanty Delahoy
We remember Isaac Wanty Delahoy
Timeline
Timeline
1861
1918
dates
Age 57
Source:9217411
19th May 1918
children
Beatrice Delahoy
Source:9217411
children
Laura Delahoy
Source:9217411
children
Mary V Delahoy
Source:9217411
marriage
Eliza
Source:9217411
service
Other Empire Force
Air Raid Victim, London
Source:9217411
1918
death
Civilian war death
Died during an air raid, with four other members of his family
Sydenham Road, Lewisham, London
United Kingdom
Source:9217411
19th May 1918
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Isaac Wanty |
| Initials | IW |
| Last Name | Delahoy |
| Source | 9217410 |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Empire Force | Air Raid Victim, London |
Family
Children
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Delahoy | daughter | ||
| Mary V Delahoy | daughter | ||
| Beatrice Delahoy | daughter |
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliabeth Delahoy - nee Hutchinson | mother | ||
| Henry Delahoy | father |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza | wife |
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Isaac Wanty Delahoy, Sydenham, 1917Isaac Wanty Delahoy outside his diary at 198 Sydenham Road in 1917. During the First World War, the last air-raid on London took place on the night of the Whitsun Bank Holiday weekend, 19th to 20th May 1918. A number of bombs were dropped over South East London by German Gotha twin-engine airplanes, including a 100kg bomb which fell on the corner of Sydenham Road and Fairlawn Park, destroying 3 shops and killing 18 people. Isaac Delahoy, his wife Eliza and their 3 daughters, Laura, Beatrice and Mary were killed as the bomb fell through their home at the Delahoy Bros Dairy, 198 Sydenham Road.
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Casualties of the final aeroplane raid on London, 19/20 May 1918More about Casualties of the final aeroplane raid on London, 19/20 May 1918
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| Reference | Connected by | More information |
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| 19/20 May 1918 Air Raid | Charlotte33 |
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| Isaac Wanty Delahoy, Sydenham, 1917 | KAREN44625 | |
| Isaac Wanty Delahoy | Pete112585 | |
| Roll of Honour Index | Pete112585 | |
| Memorial | Pete112585 | |
| 1861 Census | Pete112585 |
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