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Bayly Stephen Devenish c1900. Photographsource Devenish Family
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Devenish,

Bayley Stephen

Devenish, Bayley (Bayly) Stephen. Private. 11th Bn. SN 6743. Returned 24.6.1917. Invalided

53 Swan Street, Guildford, WA (Parents)

Date Enlisted 01/08/1916
Service Number SN 6734
Age of Enlistment 39 years 4 months
Place of Enlistment Perth, WA
Place of Birth Guildford, WA
Previous Military Experience Guildford Volunteer Corps 2 years
Occupation Commonwealth Bank Servant
Marital Status Married
Religion Church of England
School Attended Guildford State School
Address History Wife - Ruby, The Crescent, Claremont, WA. Father - Stephen Baldwin Devenish of 53 Swan Street, Guildford, WA (Lived here as child)
Cause of Death or Invalided
Returned Invalided

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)

Associated Images

HMAT Themistocles at Fremantle c1916. Photo source AWM 304038
HMAT Themistocles at Fremantle c1916. Photo source AWM 304038
'The Oaks' Swan St. Guildford c1920. Photo source Devenish Family
'The Oaks' Swan St. Guildford c1920. Photo source Devenish Family