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DEVINE, Stephen Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 464 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goodna, Queensland, Australia, 12 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Goodna, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Goodna State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XXXVI, Row A, Grave 18. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 464, 42nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 464, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 464, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Stephen Patrick Devine enlisted and served as Patrick John Ryan. His mother’s maiden name was Ryan. He gave his father as next of kin, Daniel Devine, but named him as a stepfather. He made a will on active service and left everything to his mother, Mary Devine.
His younger brother, 2364A Pte. Thomas Devine 9th Battalion AIF, was 6 months later killed in action in Belgium on 26 March 1918, aged 33.
Another brother, Daniel Devine 49th Battalion AIF, enlisted at the age of 41 and was sent home medically unfit during late 1917.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Enlisted and served under alias Patrick John Ryan
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