Not the exact date that he gave the RIC, but I think he has tried to obscure his past after his initial bad service
1884 May 10. born Ballina , Mayo. The church record says 28 Apr, and that is what he used in life
1901 Dec 16 enlists in Connaught Rangers. NOK is his father Terence in Ballina
1903 Married in Ballina to Mary E Doherty
1906 Oct 27 Discharged as worthless. He had spent over a year in prison while in the army
Re-enlists in Connaught Rangers, later transfers to HLIHLI
1917 Apr 17 "service forfeited" later re-instated
1919 Jan 12 attests Connaught Rangers
| First name(s) | John Joseph |
|---|---|
| Last name | Devers |
| Birth year | 1885 |
| Birth place | Kilmoremoy, Ballina, Mayo |
| Birth county | Mayo |
| Birth country | Ireland |
| Occupation on enlistment | Steel Worker |
| Regiment | Connaught Rangers |
| Service number | 7144549 |
| Attestation year | 1919 |
| Attestation date | 12 Jan 1919 |
| Age on attestation | 34 3/4 |
1920 Nov 5 discharged
1918 Jul 12 Military Medal gazetted
1921 Jun 29 enlisted with RIC no 82123 . Steel Worker & ex-soldier
1921 Aug 24 Resigned - private affairs
1923 Bigamously married a Lithuanian widow in Glasgow
1925 Aug 21 Gets 6 weeks in jail for Bigamy
1963 There are only two death in Glasgow that possibly could be him. It is not the 1926 death as the parents given are wrong. It could be the man below for whom no info was given
