Gerald Leo Devitt died on October 30th, 1945, at the early age of 42.
He was born in Bulawayo, and received his metallurgical training at Falcon mine laboratories, Umvurna, Southern Rhodesia, from January, 1921, to July, 1925. The following month he joined the staff of Northern Rhodesia. Co., Ltd., on a geological expedition to Central Africa lasting three months, and in January, I926, he took up an appointment as assayer at the Alaska and Copper Queen mines, Lomagundi District, Southern Rhodesia, where he remained for two years.
From February, 1928, to January, 1930, he did underground contract work on the Mabekwe asbestos mines, Fort Victoria District, and was subsequently appointed assistant assayer at The Standard Bank of South Africa, Ltd., at Bulawayo, being transferred nearly five years later to Gwelo as chief assayer. Mr. Devitt went to the Dokuripe mine, Northern Territories, Gold Coast, in 1938, but returned to England in the following year.
He was elected an Associate of the Institution in 1936.
Vol. 56, Trans IMM 1946-47, p.614
