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Thomas MOUNTSTEPHENS

Regimental number2797
Place of birthPartick, Scotland
SchoolChurch of England School, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia35
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTailor
Address16 Taylor Street, Preston, Lancashire, England
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinFather, J Mountstephens, 16 Taylor Street, Preston, Lancashire, England
Previous military serviceEnlisted during Boer War, served four years with colours, eight years reserve, most of colour service aborad in West Indies and South Africa.
Enlistment date18 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 March 1917
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death40.8
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row b, Grave No. 7), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
41
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth MOUNTSTEPHENS, 16 Taylor Street, Preston, England

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