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DEVERE, Francis Ross
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1809 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Artificer |
| Last Unit: | 6th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Hawksburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 4, Wall C, Niche 156. Interred on 16 August 1963 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1809, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1809, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1809, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 31 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, At Etaples. | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Artificer, 1st Division Supply Column | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Artificer, 6th Motor Transport Company, From Supply column | |
| 30 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Artificer, 1809, 6th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Mrs Peuch of Hawksburn, Melbourne, Victoria.
Served a five year apprenticeship with S. Hughes, Mechanical Engineers of Yarraville, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal