Stephen Patrick DEVINE

DEVINE, Stephen Patrick

Service Number: 464
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 and Memorial
Plot XXXVI, Row A, Grave 18.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

26 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 464, 42nd Infantry Battalion
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

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Biography 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.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Enlisted and served under alias Patrick John Ryan