State: New South Wales, Australia
Issued on: Return
Date of presentation: 16/01/1901
Number issued: 1
Silver medal, to:
1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles –
130 Private [Corporal] William John DEVINE [Devene]
Presentation made by Mr Gaites, during a smoke concert.
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Sydney Daily Telegraph, 18th January 1901
MORTDALE.
Thursday.
Corporal DEVENE, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, who returned from South Africa by the Orient, after an absence of 15 months, was welcomed by the citizens of Mortdale at a smoke concert. There were about 150 persons present. In response to the toast of “Our Guest”, Mr DEVENE referred at length to his experiences at the front, which proved of a very interesting character. During the evening, Mr Gaites, on behalf of the citizens of Mortdale, presented Mr DEVENE with a silver medal.
