British Army Veterinary Corps
Albert Edward William DEVINE
Corporal
Died 17 June 1915 · Aged 22
His story
Albert Edward William Devine was the son of William and Ellen Devine of 28 Tooke Street, Millwall, Poplar, London. He worked as a packer in Kempston, Bedford.
A corporal in the Army Veterinary Corps, Albert served with a Mobile Veterinary Section. His first qualifying service in France is dated 15 August 1914 in his medal record.
He died on 17 June 1915, aged 22, and is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Packer
- Residence recorded
- Kempston
- Family
- CWGC particulars: Son of William and Ellen Devine. of 28, Tooke St., Millwall. Poplar, London.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Corporal
- Service number
- 496
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Mobile Veterinary Section
- Theatre of war
- France, 15 August 1914
Medals and commemoration
- 1914 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 17 June 1915
- Age
- 22
- Place of death
- France
- Cemetery or memorial
- Bailleul Communal Cemetery
- Grave reference
- I. E. 84.
Connected men
- Charles KERSEAlso buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 29
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Albert Edward William Devine”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/devine-albert-edward-william-496/.
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