Devitt, James Thomas

1884 - 1952  (68 years)

• Name	Devitt, James Thomas
  Born	1884	Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1952	Belgrave, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I126	Boyce Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Devitt, Patrick Joseph,   b. 1848, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 22 May 1904, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia  (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Boyce, Mary,   b. 29 May 1858, Reids Creek, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 13 Jun 1933, Barnawartha, Victoria, Australia  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	14 Jul 1879	Reids Creek, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEVITT James Thomas 1884-1952; son of Patrick Devitt and Mary nee Boyce; born at Barnawartha in 1884 [vrn 7165]; enlisted for WW1 service 14th September 1915 as Private 352 Australian Remount Unit 1, Squadron2, and embarked for overseas aboard Transport A67 Orsova on 12th November 1915, returned to Australia 26th July 1919. The Federal Standard, Chiltern, Friday, September 17, 1915 p2 c2 Mr James T Devitt, of Upper Indigo, has volunteered for active service. He left for Melbourne during the week to undergo the necessary tests to qualify for the remount contingent. The Federal Standard, Chiltern, Wednesday, March 3, 1916 p2 c4 The 146th casualty list, issued by the Defence department, states that Private J T Devitt of Barnawartha and Private W J Saunders of Chiltern are ill. First World War Embarkation Roll - James Thomas Devitt Service number: 352 Rank: Private Roll title: 1 Australian Remount Unit (November 1915) Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918 Date of embarkation: 12 November 1915 Place of embarkation: Melbourne Ship embarked on: HMAT Orsova Ship number: A67 Residence 1914Yackandandah, Indi, Victoria, Australia Residence 1919Yackandandah, Indi, Victoria, Australia Residence 1924Sunshine West, Corio, Victoria, Australia Residence 1931Sunshine, Corio, Victoria, Australia Death: Age: 68 1952Belgrave, Victoria, Australia