DEVENISH, Harold Arthur
| Service Number: | 2122 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Guildford, Western Australia, Australia, 20 December 1881 |
| Home Town: | Guildford, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchadist |
| Died: | 1958, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Caversham and Districts Roll of Honour, Guildford Methodist Church and Sunday School Roll of Honour, Guildford War Memorial, Guildford and District Roll of Honour, West Swan, Caversham, Beechboro Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 28 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2122, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2122, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 5 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 1 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Harold Arthur Devenish disembarked at Plymouth with the 51st Battalion 25 September 1916. He proceeded overseas to France during December 1916. During May 1917 Devenish was transferred to the 16th Battalion and was promoted to Corporal. Devenish was promoted to Lieutenant May 1918. In April 1918 some of Devenish’s platoon were killed in a shell attack. He wrote to Mr D. Crean of Mullewa and the letter was published in the Geraldton Express September 1918. He was wounded in action with a GSW to his side near Amiens 8 August 1918, an action for which he was awarded the Military Cross. He embarked for England as an invalid and was admitted to the 13th London General Hospital. On recovery, he proceeded overseas to France 21 October 1918.
Devenish was awarded the Military Cross 3 December 1918 for his bravery near Amiens in August 1918.
‘for conspicuous and gallant behaviour and devotion to duty when in charge of Tank and Lewis guns during an attack. Just before reaching the final objective his tank was disabled and a number of men were wounded. He immediately got his men together under heavy enfilade fire, advanced and established his post, according to instructions. He then returned to the tank although seriously wounded, to superintend the evacuation of the wounded’.
Devenish embarked for Australia per ‘Somali’ as ship's Subaltern in June 1919.
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