Arthur Henry STEPHENS

Regimental number2751
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer's assistant
Address70 Denison Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5'8.25"
Weight123 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Stephens, 10 Mary Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military service33rd Infantry Militia
Enlistment date9 January 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Henry and Sarah Ann STEPHENS. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date11 January 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'A.24', 25 August 1917; disembarked HT 'Benalla', Sydney, 26 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 11 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death27 February 1936
Age at death39
Place of burialRookwood Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, STEPHENS Arthur Henry