DE VIS, Herbert Walter
| Service Number: | 2881 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1916, Enlisted at Hughenden, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 21 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 13 April 1971, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Charters Towers Monumental & Lawn Cemetery, Queensland LYND, Section 56, Plot 435, Grave 45 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hughenden, QLD | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2881, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2881, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 49th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the arms and abdomen. Transferred to England on 20 June 1917 aboard HS Essquibo | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2881, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District due to wounding and deafness |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Holmes De Vis and Adelaide (Ada) De Vis nee Goodwin of Davis Street, Charters Towers, QLD.
Brother of Charles De Vis MM who returned to Australia on 20 August 1919 having served with the 26th Battalion; Frederick Selwyn De Vis who returned to Australia on 26 August 1919 having served with the 49th Battalion and Leslie Holmes De Vis who was killed in action on 18 October 1917 while serving with the 42nd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 27
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1917 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 13 February 1918 at Melbourne theny steamer to Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 7 May 1945 Herbert married Bertha Smith in QLD