Regimental number | 1763 |
Place of birth | Neerim South, Victoria |
School | Neerim South State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Neerim South, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert George Stephens, Neerim South PO, Neerim South, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Senior Sergeant at time of death - qualified for Commission. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Cabin Hill Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 16), Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert George and Martha Alice STEPHENS, Neerin South, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1733 Pte Hugh Robert STEPHENS, 59th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919; Cousins: 4192 Pte Wilfred Thomas EMERY, 7th Bn, killed in action, 18 August 1916; 4605 Pte Abraham Prosser SAWYER, 59th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |