George Devaney 24809

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Cpl George William Devaney, 265843 Labour Corps, previously 24809 Manchester Regiment. Discharged 13/12/1917, emphysema and dilated heart, not stated if attributable or aggravated by service. Died 15/12/1920, age 47, from VDH and bronchitis. Husband of Harriet Devaney, of 7 Wood Street, Hurst. Pension cards only, DC found on Ancestry.

An earlier service record for George Devaney 411 Middlesex Regiment appears to refer to the same man. Enlisted on 05/03/1915 and discharged on 15/06/1915, not likely to become an efficient soldier etc.