Samuel Joseph DEVITT MM and Bar

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Service Number:	920
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 16 April 1894
Home Town:	Roma, Maranoa, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil servant (Lands Dept.)
Memorials:	Department of Public Lands Brisbane Roll of Honour

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 920, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 920, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 920, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 920, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded Private, 920, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
3 Nov 1917:	Wounded Private, 920, 9th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , 2nd occasion - GSW (back)
1 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 920, 9th Infantry Battalion

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