| Delap | George Goslett | | Lieutenant | DELAP, GEORGE GOSLETT, Lieutenant, was born at Dungrow Rectory, County Donegal, 13 April, 1873, son of Canon Alexander Delap of Valencia Island, County Kerry, and Mrs Delap. He was educated at Rathmines School, and at the Royal College of Surgeons Dublin (LRCPI, LRCSI), and entered the Army as a Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps 27 July 1899. He served in South Africa from 1899 to 1902, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for attending wounded under fire at the Battle of Magersfontein [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "George Goslett Delap Lieutenant, Royal Army Medical Corps. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was mentioned in Despatches by Lord Methuen after Magersfontein and by Lord Roberts after Paardeberg, also serving in the actions at Karee Siding, Vet and Zand Rivers; operations in the Transvaal, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill, and later in the action at Reit Vie, and operations in Orange River Colony and Cape Colony. He received the Queen's Medal with four clasps - for the Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg and Diamond Hill - and the King's Medal with two clasps. He became Captain 27 July 1902, and was Assistant Instructor at the RAMC School of Instruction, June 1908 to June 1912, obtaining his Majority 27 April 1914. Major Delap commanded the New Army Training Centre, Llandrindod Wells, 9 December 1914 to 9 October 1915 and became Lieutenant Colonel 1 May 1915. He served in the European War for three months at Salonika as DADMS and DDMS, L of C, 11 November 1915 to 8 January 1916; with Travelling War Office Board, in command, to 17 April 1916; mobilized with the 33rd General Hospital; arrive at Basra, Mesopotamia, 11 June, 1916; in command of 33rd General Hospital till 30 April 1917; appointed ADMS, Cavalry Division in Mesopotamia, 29 April, 1917 (to 7 April, 1918); Temporary Colonel 13 May 1917 to 7 April 1918; ADMS, L of C, Mesopotamia, from 27 August 1918: He had the Royal Humane Society's Bronze Medal for saving life. He married, in 1912, Mary Dorothy, youngest daughter of Surgeon General W J Fawcett, CB, AMS, and they had a son, Peter, born 11 May 1913, and a daughter, Kathleen Mary.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Royal Army Medical Corps |
