DEVEREUX, Edward James
| Service Number: | 3932 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 January 1917, 10th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia, 10 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Raymond Terrace, Port Stephens Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 2nd Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium, 2 November 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dochy Farm New British Cemetery Believed to be buried Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium. Sp. Mem. Plot X Row A Grave 30. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maitland Hexham Workshop Employees HR |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3932, 1st Pioneer Battalion, 10th Reinforcements | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3932, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3932, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 14 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3932, 21st Machine Gun Company , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3932 awm_unit: 21st Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Edward was the fourth of thirteen children of Martin Devereux (born 1870 in County Clare, Ireland) and Mary Jane Davis (born 1868 in Raymond Terrace, Newcastle, NSW). Martin lived with his parents in Ipswich, QLD, and married Mary Jane in 1889 in Raymond Terrace in Newcastle, NSW. Martin and Mary Jane settled at Ash Island in Mayfield near Newcastle to raise their family. Martin was a Farmer.
Edward was a Labourer at Ash Island in Mayfield, Newcastle, NSW in 1917 when he enlisted in the AIF. He served as a Private (Service No: 3932) with 10th Reinforcements 1st Pioneer Battalion, 54th Infantry Battalion and 21st Machine Gun Coy in France. Edward wrote home from England for the last time on 17 October 1917. He was KIA in Belgium on 4 November 1914 and reported as buried at Belgian Battery Military Cemetery, 1 mile SW of Ypres. In 1922, the family was advised by the Department of Defence that '..... it has been ascertained that there is every reason to believe that he is buried in Dochy Farm British Cemetery .... the actual grave is unknown ..... A special cross has been erected'. (National Archives of Australia)
Edward's Uncle - William Devereaux (Service No: 5073) was KiA in June 1916. William was the half brother of Edward's father Martin.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery, not forgotten.
105 years ago today, on the 2nd November 1917, Private Edward James Devereux, 21st Australian Machine Gun Company (Reg No-3932), labourer from Ash Island, New South Wales, was Killed in Action during the 2nd Battle of Passchendaele, Passchendaele Campaign, age 24.
Born at Raymond Terrace, New South Wales on the 10th August 1893 to Martin (died 24.12.1940) and Mary Jane Devereux nee Davis (died 3.5.1948, of Ash Island, N.S.W., 1 of 13 children, Edward enlisted January 1917 with the 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Edward is believed to be resting at Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium. Sp. Mem. Plot X Row A Grave 30.
Mr. Devereux’s name has been inscribed on the Hexham J & A Brown Workshops Roll of Honor - photos, unveiled on the 7th October 1916, 19 names originally inscribed, 3 Fallen, 31 names now inscribed, 7 Fallen, located at the Maitland RSL sub-Branch rooms, 3 Bulwer Street, Maitland, N.S.W. Ash Island unfortunately never unveiled a Roll of Honour.
Sadly, there is no memorial inscription at the family gravesite to tell us of the loss of their son during The Great War, so October 2017 I erected a Memorial cross in remembrance of Edward’s service and supreme sacrifice for God, King & Country. ANGLICAN 1-81. 17.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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