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DEVLYN, John Albert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 865 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Waratah, Tasmania, 4 July 1893 |
Home Town: | Cygnet, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Corinna, Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Morrinsville, New Zealand, 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 865, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 865, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
4 Sep 1915: | Involvement 865, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed 12 September. Defence of Courtney's and Steele's post. The battalion played a defensive role only at Gallipoli | |
6 Nov 1917: | Wounded 865, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gassed and returned to hospital and to England for rehabilitation | |
2 Sep 1918: | Wounded 865, 26th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Gun Shot wound to left hand | |
6 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 865, 26th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at Anglesea Barracks, Hobart after returning to Australia on SS Tokada on 11 Feb 1919 |
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