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Son of William and Mary Lovett, of Fenton St., Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.

FOR THE FRONT

Intelligence has been received locally that in far away Ireland a Devonport boy had enlisted in the cause of the Empire.  Albert Lovett, who has been following the sea for the last nine years, and some months ago visited his relations here, has advised them that he has joined the Army, having enlisted in Cork, Irleand, and was attached to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.  On April 12 (1915) he was in the Victoria barracks, and he expected about six weeks from then to be despatched to the front.

A PATRIOTIC FAMILY

Mrs. C. Hardstaff, of Devonport, has received an intimation that her brother Jim is in camp at Seymour (Vic.) and expects to leave for the front shortly.  Her brother Albert is with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in France, and her third brother, W.D. Lovett is in camp at Claremont, whilst a sister is a nurse in Egypt.  The three young men are great grnadsons of the late John Digney, who as a Waterloo veteran, and whose fighting blood is now prominently shining forth in the third generation.

Devonport Soldier's 
Death.
WITH DUBLIN FUSILIERS. :
On September 4 Private Albert Lovett, son of Mrs. T. Hardstaff, of Devonport, was killed whilst fighting with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Galliopoli. Previous to that he had been 'gassed' during a German gas attack at Flanders.  Private Lovett, who only left Devonport eighteen months ago in a sailing vessel, enlisted at Cork, Ireland and was one of only two Australians who were included in the regiment, and the pair were firm comrades, and were both 'gassed' at the same time.  Mrs. Hardstaff is in receipt of a letter from Lance-Corporal W.P. turton, who ia a native of Cuballing, West Australia.  He states :- It is my painful duty as his only Austrlaian comrade to inform you that your son Albert, has fallen on the field of honour, aas I always knew the way he would, should the necissity arise, bravely, honourably and well.  He was killed at or near Sulva.  It will, I hope, be a little comfort to you to know that he fell in a manner worthy of the best traditions of the British race.  Wherever he has been, Albert has proved himslf a true comrade, a true man, and a good soldier.  He was my comrade in Cork barracks, as we enlisted togeterh, the only two Australians in the regiment.  I regret his death deeply, and I trust that God will be with you in your sad bereavement.