Robert
Devereux
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Edward's Lane, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
Alias
Alexander Howie
Address
6 Patrick Place, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action
Other Biographical Details
Son of Laurence and Susan Devereux nee Farrell. His father, a labourer, died from tuberculosis 21/12/1901.
His mother married Peter Walsh 10/10/1906. Robert enlisted at Dublin under the alias Alexander Howie as 9468 in 1st Leinster Regiment, stating that he was born in Dublin. He went to France 19/12/1914 and was later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps.
Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres, Belgium.