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HIGH, Devaney William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9161 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | AIF Canteens |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stenographer - Clerk |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, February 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Plot 3, Zone B, Grave 2304 Interred on 12 February 1974 |
| Memorials: | Haymarket Men of the Railways & Tramways Store Branch Roll of Valour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9161, 1st Dermatological Hospital, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 9161, 1st Dermatological Hospital, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 22 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 9161, 1st Dermatological Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Canteens | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, AIF Canteens | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, AIF Canteens | |
| 11 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 9161, AIF Canteens, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Devaney George High and Grace Emily High of 'Oakleigh', Anderson Street, Marrickville, NSW and C/- NSW Fruit Exchange, Barker Street, Sydney, NSW
Between 16 September 1919 and 16 October 1919 he studied theory and practice in organ playing with London College of Music of Great Marlborough Street, London, England
Commenced return to Australia on 22 November 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 January 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Devaney married Ida V. Matthews in Marrickville, NSW