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DEVLIN, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2617 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Marcus Hill, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Drysdale St James' Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Mannerim State School & District Roll of Honor, Marcus & Mannerim Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 29th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2617, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2617, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Machine Gun Company, France | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2617, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, RTA 5 July 1919 for discharge. |
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