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DEVINE, Richard Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2478, 301 |
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| 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 and Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 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. | |
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| 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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