MCDEVITT, Edward James
| Service Number: | 3857 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1887 |
| Home Town: | Gin Gin, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1948, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac Portion 7, Row 80, Plot 31 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3857, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3857, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3857, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3857, 49th Infantry Battalion, 1st MD |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Australian brothers Private Joseph McDevitt, and Edward James McDevitt served our nation during World War One, and are among almost 800 previously unmarked WWI veterans’ graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now marked with plaques in recognition of their service for Australia.
We unveiled their plaques in Lutwyche Cemetery on 15 April 2023, along with a further 245 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
See Australian Remembrance Army Facebook page
Pte Edward James McDevitt, 3857, 49th Battalion
Born: 9/5/1887, Brisbane, Qld to James McDevitt and Catherine McDevitt (nee Lawless)
Enlisted: 13/9/1915 in Brisbane
Occupation: Labourer
Embarked for overseas service from Brisbane, on board HMAT Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Wounded in action September 1916 (gunshot wound to leg).
In May 1919, he returned to Australia on the troopship China and was discharged from the AIF in August
Died: 11/11/1948, Brisbane, Qld, aged 61, buried Anzac Portion 7, Row 80, Plot 31
Older brorther:
Private Joseph McDevitt, 2770, 9th Battalion
Born: 1870, Dalby, Qld, to James McDevitt and Catherine McDevitt (nee Lawless)
Enlisted: 7/8/1915 in Brisbane
Occupation: Labourer
Embarked for overseas service from Brisbane with the 25th Battalion aboard HMAT Seang Bee, on 21 October 1915. Admitted to hospital March 1916 with hernia and septic throat. "Dilated action of the heart" recorded on discharge. In November 1916, he returned to Australia on the troopship HMAT Ajana and was discharged from the AIF in January 1917.
Died: 06/9/1947, Brisbane, Qld, aged 77, buried Anzac Portion 7, Row 79, Plot 10.
The brothers had no known children.
After decades without recognition at their place of burial, their graves now bear a plaque commemorating their service to Australia — ensuring their names endure among those remembered for their duty and sacrifice. Their identity and dignity have now been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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