Military History

Embarked Fremantle per ‘Argyllshire’ A 8 for England 9.11.1916
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit 11th Battalion. 22nd Reinf. AIF.
Devenish disembarked at Devonport with the 11th Bn. 10.1.1917. He marched in to Durrington to the 3rd Training Battalion. Devenish was admitted to Southall General Hospital with a sore throat 25.1.1917. He was discharged to the No. 2 Com. Depot at Weymouth 12.2.1917. He was admitted sick to hospital 17.2.1917 and diagnosed with rheumatism. He had previously suffered with rheumatic fever and neurasthenia before enlistment. He was declared permanently unfit for military service 9.3.1917 and listed for early return to Australia as an invalid.
Embarked Devonport per ‘Themistocles’ for Australia 6.4.1917.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 24.6.1917.
Discharged 19.10.1917.
Final Rank Private, 11th Bn. AIF.
Medical Condition Invalided, Medically unfit with rheumatism.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Notes Devenish died 14.12.1945 (West Australian  17.12.1945 p1 Family Notices)

Information Source
AWM Embarkation Roll- Bayley Stephen .
 B.S. Bayly Stephen Devenish c1900. Photograph source Devenish Family
Erickson, R., The Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australians. D-J. Vol 11. UWA Press. Nedlands WA 1988
NAA: B2455, Devenish S. B.
West Australian
Wise, H. and Co. Western Australian Post Office Directories. SLWA

The Crescent, Claremont, WA. (Wife)
53 Swan Street, Guildford, WA (Parents)

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