Lived at Hillfield, son of Bertha and Henry Weston Devenish.
Born 25th July 1893, died on 6th June 1917 aged 23.
Educated at Charterhouse.
From the Commonwealth War Graves Commission:
Rank: Lieutenant
Date of Death: 06/06/1917
Regiment/Service: Royal Flying Corps 35th Sqdn. and Royal Field Artillery
Panel Reference:
Memorial: ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL
His letters home are held by the Imperial War Museum, and were donated by his mother. Published as a book, the Internet Archive have a copy of this book, which can be downloaded as a PDF.
His will:
DEVENISH George Weston of Hillfield Mitcham Surrey
lieutenant H.M. Army died 6 June 1917 at Le Catelet (Somme) France
Administration London 31 October to Henry Weston Devenish barrister-at-law.
Effects £1194 9s. 9d.
Adjusted for inflation, this is around £156,000 in 2016 values.
His Royal Aero Club Aviator’s Certificate read:
DEVENISH, George Weston,
Hillfield, Mitcham, Surrey.Born 25th July 1893 at Mitcham, Surrey
Nationality British
Rank, Regiment or Profession Lieut. R.F.A.,
Certificate taken on Maurice Farman Biplane
At Military School, Brooklands.
Date 26th September 1916
Killed in action 6th June 1917
For more, see the entry in Carved in Stone.
Mitcham History Notes 