Search results English Māori Geoffrey de Bohun Devereux Born 10 April 1890 - Died 1 October 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 12/1190 AWMM Also known asDeveraux AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM 1st Btn Auckland Infantry Regiment Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record Last rankWW1 Major/Military AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy 1/4 portrait of Lieutenant Geoffrey de Bohun Devereaux, Reg No 12/1190, of the 3rd (Auckland) Regime … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGeoffrey de Bohun AWMM SurnameDevereux AWMM Ingoa Also known asDeveraux AWMM Service numberWWI 12/1190 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth10 April 1890 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notesSon of the Hon. H. De B. and Mrs. Devereux, of 72, Market Rd., One Tree Hill, Auckland. New Zealand. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - http://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/geoffrey-de-bohun-devereux Address before enlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM WW1 Unknown AWMM Unknown address AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs M.P. Devereux (mother), Market Road, One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM WW1 The Hon. Mrs Devereux (mother), Kundibar, Market Road, One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Pre 9 May 1918 AWMM Unknown Marital Status AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignEgyptian, Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record Armed force / branchArmy AWMM 1st Btn Auckland Infantry Regiment Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record Service numberWWI 12/1190 AWMM Military service1914-1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Cross (MC) AWMM London Gazette, 26 November 1917, p12322, Citation, London Gazette, 6 April 1918, p4240: AWMM 1914-1915 StarBritish War MedalVictory MedalPlaque & Scroll # 503292 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Medal (MC) Military Cross: Awarded Nov 1917 (MC) Military Cross: Awarded Mar 1918: for acts of gallantry in the field. For conspicuous gallantry & devotion, though he ? - all his Company Officers early in the advance, he directed the attachment of his Company in a most able manner and captured all his objectives. He did excellent work in securing the captured position and sent in most valuable reports. He set his company a splendid example of courage and this success was largely due to his efforts Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Military Record Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown/Civilian AWMM AWMM WW1 Clerk AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 December 1914 AWMM from AWMMHMNZT 13 or HMNZT 14 or HMNZT 15 AWMM Vessel was Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM WW1 09 May 1918-24 June 1918 AWMM to Liverpool, Merseyside AWMM HMNZT 103 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Major/Military AWMM 37th Reinforcements, B Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Major/Military AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Geoffrey Devereux embarked a second time for war on 9 May 1918. He held the rank of Major.Member of the College Rifles Rugby Football ClubAttended Auckland Grammar School.Name incorrectly spelled as Deveraux on the Memorial plaque, Auckland Garrison Officers Club AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1 October 1918 AWMM Le Cateau, France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryObituary: Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Third Term, 1918. AWMM The many friends of Major Geoffrey de Bohun Devereux will be grieved to hear of his death. He was killed in action on the Ist October. Major Devereux left New Zealand with the 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, and was in Egypt, landed in Gallipoli, and saw service in France, where he won the Military Cross. He came out to New Zealand on furlough not many months ago, and then returned to England. Major Devereux was the third son of the Hon. H. de B. Devereux, who also lost a son, Rodney, in the Boer war. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 March 2016 - Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 92, 15 October 1918, Page 2 Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMemorial plaque, Auckland Garrison Officers Club, St Mary's Church (part of Holy Trinity Cathedral ), corner St Stephens Avenue & Parnell Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour, College Rifles, Rugby Union Football & Sports Club, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Geoffrey de Bohun Devereux by laying a poppy. Edward Jeffrey Devereux Eric Mathew Devereux Geoffrey de Bohun Devereux Godfrey Vaughan Devereux Howard Cecil Devereux Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Geoffrey de Bohun Devereux Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20996835 Further Reference Marivare Reserve Memorial Archway Index, Auckland Council Archives http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/AUC204/searchmarivare.htm Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/336734/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/336734 Further Reference DocumentsConnolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions. AWMM Military Service Record AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 186 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 82: 8 AWMM Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School. AWMM 1915, Second term. pp.33-34. AWMM Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School. AWMM 1918, Third term. pp.11-12. AWMM Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School. AWMM Obituary: Third Term, 1918. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. 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