Richard Leslie DEVINE

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Service Numbers:	2478, 301
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Claremont, Tas. Contracted pneumonia on Mudros and was RTA 21 January 1916 to recover.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Seaman
Died:	Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 12 October 1917
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Port Cygnet Great War Roll of Honour

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2478, 26th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. Contracted pneumonia on Mudros and was RTA 21 January 1916 to recover.
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2478, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2478, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
22 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 301, 40th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 301, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 301, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 301, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 301, 40th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 301, 40th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele

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