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DEVITT, William Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 36 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
Born: | Ennistymon, Ireland, 17 March 1867 |
Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural causes , Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 February 1955, aged 87 years |
Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
5 Feb 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 36, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
William Devitt was born at Ennistymon in Co. Clare, Ireland, and immigrated to Queensland with his parents in 1890. He worked as a labourer. He may be the Private Devitt, No. 133 serving in the Darling Downs Mounted Infantry in 1894 & 1895.