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DEVLYN, Leslie Hector

Service Numbers:	1978, T255805
Enlisted:	18 March 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6 Garrison Battalion (Tas)
Born:	Corinna, Tasmania, Australia, 11 June 1895
Home Town:	Waratah, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania
Schooling:	Corinna, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Heart failure, Berriedale, Tasmania, Australia, 8 November 1986, aged 91 years
Cemetery:	Kingston Lawn Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia No Denomination, Section C, Row G, Number 6
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World War 1 Service

20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Driver, 1978, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Driver, 1978, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 1978, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, Transferred to hospital England after severe wound to leg and arm. Served in 9th FA battery as a drive in France. Unsure of role in Gallipoli
30 Sep 1917:	Wounded 1978, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Service record indicates Gunshot wounds -Severe to the leg and arm and repatriation to England for treatment. DVA records in 1982 indicate GSW left shoulder as well as shrapnel left shoulder remaining lodged since 1917
20 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1978, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade

World War 2 Service

18 Mar 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, T255805
18 Mar 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, T255805, 6 Garrison Battalion (Tas)
7 Jan 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, 6 Garrison Battalion (Tas)

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