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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 |
| Memorials: | Port Cygnet Great War Roll of Honour |
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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