Regimental number | 1429 |
Place of birth | Bute, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Bute, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23.1 |
Height | 5' 2.5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Devitt, Bute, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 54), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Bute, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1428 Driver Frank DEVITT, 11th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 1 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Died of disease (bronchial pneumonia), 7 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DEVITT Martin |