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Roy Alexander STEPHENS

Regimental number4313
Date of birth28 March 1898
Place of birthLorquon, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLorquon via Nhill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, J D Stephens, Lorquon via Nhill, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollStaff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 November 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 4314 Pte Arthur Ackland STEPHENS, 14th Bn, effective abroad.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Prisoner of War, Germany.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsTrue age: 17; enlisted with parents' written consent.
Date of death14 December 1962
Place of burialTrentham Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, STEPHENS Roy Alexander

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