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Eric Ernest Deverell 1914 - 1943

Eric Ernest Deverell of Rural City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County, VIC Australia was born in 1914 in Rural City of Wangaratta to Charles Deverell and Agnes Idona (Heer) Deverell. He had siblings Charles Alex Deverell, Leonard Leslie Deverell, and Gordon Gerald Deverell. Eric Deverell died at age 28 years old on August 31, 1943 in Germany, and was buried at Rheinberg War Cemetery Sp. Mem. 3. F. 18..
Eric Ernest Deverell
Rural City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County, VIC Australia
1914
Rural City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County, VIC, Australia
August 31, 1943
Germany
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  • 1914

    Birthday

    1914
    Birthdate
    Rural City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County, VIC Australia
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  • Military Service

    Service number: 410221 Rank: Flight Sergeant Regiment: Royal Australian Air Force
  • 08/31
    1943

    Death

    August 31, 1943
    Death date
    Plane shot down over Germany
    Cause of death
    Germany
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Rheinberg War Cemetery Sp. Mem. 3. F. 18. in Germany
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    The Argus, Melbourne. 31st August 1944. IN MEMORIUM. ROLL OF HONOUR. On Active Service. DEVERELL.- In treasured memory of my dear son and our brother, Flight Sergeant Eric Deverell, who lost his life in air operations over Germany, August 31st, 1943. - He died as he lived - for others. ( Inserted by his sorrowing mother and brothers )
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In 1914, in the year that Eric Ernest Deverell was born, in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.
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In 1920, at the age of merely 6 years old, Eric was alive when the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, passed both Houses of Congress and was sent to the States to ratify. In August, Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the Amendment and it became law eight days later. Mississippi ratified it in 1984.
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