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4376   Private James Devine
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Dated added: 01/01/2016   Last updated: 21/05/2020
Personal Details
Regiment/Service: 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (British Army)
Died: 05/11/1914 (Killed in Action)
Age:
Summary      
James Devine was born in Magherafelt. James Devine enlisted in Glasgow. Private James Devine was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers when he died on Thursday 5th November 1914. Private James Devine has no known grave and is commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
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Cemetery Details
Cemetery: Menin Gate
  Ypres (Ieper), West-Vlaanderen
Grave Ref: Panel 19 + 33.
CWGC Casualty 1609892
Summary      
Ypres (now Ieper) is a town in the Province of West Flanders. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town on the road to Menin (Menen) and Courtrai (Kortrijk). Each night at 8 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while members of the local Fire Brigade sound the Last Post in the roadway under the Memorial's arches.
References and Links
No Link Reference Map Doc
1 National Archives UK Medal card can be purchased here
Magherafelt District's War Dead Acknowledgements 2014-2023