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Leo Francis DEVEREAUX

Regimental number2641
Place of birthWarragul, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressNilma via Warragul, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Edward J Devereaux, Nilma via Warragul, Victoria
Enlistment date4 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2621 Pte James Christopher DEVEREAUX, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919; 6490 Pte John DEVEREAUX, 7th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 1708A Corporal William Leonard DEVEREAUX, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 October 1932

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