Thomas Michael DEVANEY

Regimental number3/2723
Date of birth20 August 1893
Place of birthKumara
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTelephone exchange clerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 7.25"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Imelda Devaney, Club Hotel, Hokitika
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; no longer serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 September 1916
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), New Zealand Medical Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Imelda Devaney, Hokitika, Greymouth
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917; joined No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, in the field, 8 August 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Note on file: 'Buried in a shell hole near Kron Prinz Hill'; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20996883

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