DEVON, John
| Service Number: | 3101 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plattsburg, New South Wales, Australia, 10 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 August 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3101, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 13 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3101, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3101, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Themistocles, Fremantle | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3101, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3101 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Sarah Devon, Collie, Cardiff, Western Australia
DEVON.—In loving memory of my dear sons, Jack, killed in action, Pozieres August 6, 1916; Bob, killed in action somewhere in France, August 9, 1917, both of 48th Battalion.
You're always in my thoughts, dear sons,
It's sweet to breathe your names;
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I'll do the same.
—Inserted by their mother.
DEVON.—In loving memory of our dear brothers, Jack, killed at Pozieres August 6,1916; Bob, killed in action August 9, 1917.
Some day we'll understand.
—Inserted by their sister and brother-in-law, J. and L. Annesley, Collie.
DEVON.—In loving memory of our dear nephews and cousins, Jack, killed in action at Pozieres August 6, 1916; Bob, killed in action August 9, 1917; both of 48th Battalion.
—Inserted by their loving uncle and aunt, J. and N. Daniels, cousins Ernest and Dorothy, Venn street, Collie.
DEVON.—In sad but loving memory of Private John Devon, killed in action at Pozieres on August 6, 1916.
Do we forget? Ah, no,
For memory's golden chain
Will always link our hearts with his
Until we meet again.
—Inserted by his sister-in-law, Rose Devon, Collie Cardiff.
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