Frederick William DEVESON

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DEVESON, Frederick William

Service Number:	299
Enlisted:	15 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Cambridge, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engine Fitter
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 5 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Grevillers British Cemetery Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 12), France, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
4 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 299, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 299, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne

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Biography

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 2 June 1917

THE LATE PRIVATE F. W. DEVESON.

Mrs. F. W. Deveson, of 274, Pirie-street, has received notice that her husband, Private F. W. Deveson, died of gunshot wounds on May 5 at the 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, France. Previous to enlisting be was engaged at the Government railway running sheds as a fitter, and was highly respected by all who knew him. He left a widow and two children.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87603708 (nla.gov.au)

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