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William DEVONSHIRE

Regimental number3083
Place of birthScarborough England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressDavid McKinna, 2 Allard Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, William Devonshire, 25 Hoxton Road, Scarborough, Yorks, England
Enlistment date21 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death12 July 1949

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